Direct monitoring of arterial blood pressure in depressed and normal newborn infants during the first hour of life.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1974
Abstract
Direct systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure was continuously recorded during the first 64 min of life in 150 newborn infants. The data were analyzed at 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 min. The highest blood pressure values were noted during the first few minutes of life in all newborn infants, with a rapid drop within 4 to 8 min. Decline in blood pressure was more gradual throughout the remainder of the observation period. Blood pressures of depressed newborn infants at birth (Apgar scores 6 or less at 1 and 5 min) were compared to those of normal newborn infants (Apgar scores 7 or greater at 1 and 5 min). The former demonstrated generally higher systolic pressures during the first 16 min and diastolic pressures at 4 min when infants were compared by their 1 min Apgar scores and higher diastolic pressures at 4 min when the infants were compared by their 5 min Apgar scores.
Volume
85
Issue
4
First Page
553
Last Page
559
ISSN
0022-3476
Published In/Presented At
Modanlou H, Yeh SY, Siassi B, Hon EH. Direct monitoring of arterial blood pressure in depressed and normal newborn infants during the first hour of life. J Pediatr. 1974 Oct;85(4):553-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(74)80469-5. PMID: 4443868.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
4443868
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article