Early hypocarbia of preterm infants: Its relationship to periventricular leukomalacia and cerebral palsy, and its perinatal risk factors

Abstract

Early hypocarbia of preterm infants in our hospital was significantly associated with both cerebral palsy and late-onset PVL, but not with early-onset PVL. The background of the three clinical events, early hypocarbia, PVL, and cerebral palsy, may not be identical in human newborns.