Intervention and outcome for neonatal hypotension
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2020-09
Authors
Barrington, Keith
El-Khuffash, Afif
Dempsey, Eugene M.
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Elsevier
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Abstract
Many observational studies have shown that infants with blood pressures (BPs) that are in the lower range for their gestational age tend to have increased complications such as an increased rate of significant intraventricular hemorrhage and adverse long-term outcome. This relationship does not prove causation nor should it create an indication for treatment. However, many continue to intervene with medication for low BP on the assumption that an increase in BP will result in improved outcome. Only adequately powered prospective randomized controlled trials can answer the question of whether individual treatments of low BP are beneficial.
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Infant , Newborn , Blood pressure , Inotropes
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Barrington, K., El-Khuffash, A. and Dempsey, E. M. (2020) 'Intervention and outcome for neonatal hypotension', Clinics In Perinatology, 47 (3), pp. 563-574. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2020.05.011