Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical value of cerebral hemodynamic parameters combined with arterial blood gas indicators in early identification of brain injury in premature infants.Methods Ninety-six premature infants with brain injury diagnosed in Sanya Central Hospital from August 2019 to August 2022 were selected as the case group, and 100 premature infants born during the same period without brain injury were selected as the control group. The arterial blood gas indicators and hemodynamic parameters of the middle cerebral artery on the first day after birth were compared between the two groups of premature infants, and those in the case group were further divided into the mild group and the moderate to severe group according to the severity for subgroup analysis. The correlation between the above indicators and the modified Sarnat score in premature infants with brain injury was analyzed.Results As indicated in the arterial blood gas analysis, the pH value, partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) and base excess (BE) in the case group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and the level of lactic acid and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) in the case group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The Vd, Vs, RI and S/D of the middle cerebral artery in the case group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The pH value, PaO2 and BE in the mild group were higher than those in the moderate to severe group (P < 0.05), and the level of lactic acid and PCO2 in the mild group were lower than those in the moderate to severe group (P < 0.05). The Vd, Vs, RI and S/D of middle cerebral artery in the mild group were lower than those in the moderate to severe group (P < 0.05). The Sarnat score of infants with brain injury was negatively correlated with pH value (r = -0.671), PaO2 (r = -0.612) and BE (r = -0.495) (P < 0.05), while the level of lactic acid and PCO2 were positively correlated with the Sarnat score (r = 0.486 and 0.433, both P < 0.05). Besides, the Sarnat score was positively correlated with Vd (r = 0.664), Vs (r = 0.598), RI (r = 0.639) and S/D (r = 0.670) of middle cerebral artery (P < 0.05).Conclusions In preterm infants with brain injury, significant abnormalities can be found by detecting cerebral blood flow and arterial blood gas indicators on the first day after birth, and they are associated with the severity of brain injury.