Table 2.
NIRS values for splanchnic oxygenation at pre-specified time points
| Splanchnic saturations – mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time point | Before transfusion | During transfusion | End of transfusion | 12 h | 24 h |
| No feeds | 74 (7.2) | 76 (5.3) | 78 (5.2) | 77 (6.0) | 77 (5.4) |
| Full feeds | 75 (7.1) | 76 (7.4) | 79 (6.0) | 77 (8.9) | 76 (6.9) |
| Restricted feeds | 76 (5.6) | 76 (7.4) | 80 (4.3) | 77 (5.9) | 77 (4.9) |
| p-value | 0.60 | 0.98 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 0.81 |
| SCOR – mean (SD) | |||||
| Time point | Before transfusion | During transfusion | End of transfusion | 12 h | 24 h |
| No feeds | 0.97 (0.10) | 0.99 (0.07) | 0.99 (0.09) | 0.99 (0.09) | 0.98 (0.09) |
| Full feeds | 0.97 (0.09) | 0.97 (0.11) | 0.98 (0.07) | 0.99 (0.12) | 0.98 (0.08) |
| Restricted feeds | 0.98 (0.07) | 0.98 (0.09) | 1.02 (0.07) | 0.99 (0.08) | 0.98 (0.06) |
| p-value | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.20 | 1.0 | 0.99 |
| Mesenteric FOE – mean (SD) | |||||
| Time point | Before transfusion | During transfusion | End of transfusion | 12 h | 24 h |
| No feeds | 0.25 (0.07) | 0.21 (0.06) | 0.19 (0.06) | 0.21 (0.07) | 0.20 (0.06) |
| Full feeds | 0.23 (0.07) | 0.21 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.06) | 0.20 (0.09) | 0.21 (0.07) |
| Restricted feeds | 0.21 (0.07) | 0.20 (0.09) | 0.15 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.06) |
| p-value | 0.21 | 0.86 | 0.16 | 0.83 | 0.41 |