Open AccessHypoxemia associated with lumbar puncture in neonates
Author(s) -
Tripti Sharma,
Mohit Ajmera,
Gopal Sharma,
Amrita Mayenger
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-6126
pISSN - 2349-6118
DOI - 10.32677/ijch.v8i12.3214
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , anesthesia , oxygen saturation , surgery , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry
Objectives: The objectives of the study were to study the effect of different stages of lumber puncture (LP) procedure on oxygen saturation (SpO2) in newborn baby. Materials and Methods: It was a 1-year, prospective observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital. Forty neonates were included who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. SpO2 was measured during the different stages of LP in the recruited newborns and comparison was done between SpO2 changes in LP duration of 5 min versus 5 min. The regain of saturation during repositioning was more in LP 5 min group. Comparing between LP duration >5 min versus 5 min group during flexion and needle insertion phase. Hypoxemia is more in preterm than term neonates during flexion and during needle insertion, supine repositioning. Furthermore, hypoxia recovered after 5 min of supine repositioning more in term infants. Conclusions: Significant hypoxia was associated in newborn in flexion and needle insertion phase of lumbar puncture, especially in preterm newborns and those with prolonged duration of procedure.