Changes in Tissue and Cerebral Oxygenation Following Spinal Anesthesia in Neonates, Infants, and Children

Joseph D. Tobias

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infants Undergoing Surgery

Treatments: Device: NIRS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02840253

IRB16-00465

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators have started an awake spinal anesthesia program in conjunction with pediatric surgical colleagues. Patients are offered the option of awake spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for appropriate surgical procedures. Previous studies have demonstrated a lack of significant hemodynamic changes in neonates and infants following spinal anesthesia; however, there are limited data regarding its impact on tissue oxygenation. The goal of the current study is to assess changes in tissue and cerebral oxygenation using non-invasive near infrared spectroscopy following spinal anesthesia.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients that are candidates for and have agreed to spinal anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

NIRS

Experimental group

Description:

Non-invasive near infrared spectroscopy to assess changes in tissue and cerebral oxygenation.

Treatment:

Device: NIRS