SYSTOLIC BLOOD-PRESSURE AND BLOOD-VOLUME IN PRETERM INFANTS

Authors
BAUER K LINDERKAMP O VERSMOLD HT
Citation
K. Bauer et al., SYSTOLIC BLOOD-PRESSURE AND BLOOD-VOLUME IN PRETERM INFANTS, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 69(5), 1993, pp. 521-522
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
69
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
521 - 522
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1993)69:5<521:SBABIP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Blood volume and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were measured in 43 pre term infants. Mean (SD) blood volume was 83 (19) ml/kg (range 48-119) and SBP 50 (9) mm Hg (range 3 9), showing a significant overall relati onship Blood volume in infants with SBP >60 mm Hg (110 (6) ml/kg) was significantly higher than in infants with SBP 40-60 mm Hg (78 (16) ml/ kg) and in infants with SBP <40 mm Hg (75 (10) ml/kg). In conclusion, SBP is of limited value in detecting hypovolaemia in very low birthwei ght infants.