Table 1

Per cent changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive preterm infants given intravenous nicardipine

Days of nicardipine administration No Changes (%) in systolic blood pressure Changes (%) in diastolic blood pressure
18−12.7±13.6−17.3±17.7
28−21.6±14.6−28.0±21.1
38−21.4±7.7−29.1±14.0
48−25.6±7.5−32.3±13.3
57−26.0±11.1−30.5±11.3
67−25.1±10.5−31.7±13.0
77−22.1±10.9−24.9±14.0