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Hypotension in the very low birthweight infant: the old, the new, and the uncertain
Abstract
Hypotension occurs in up to 20% of very low birthweight infants, usually in the first 48 hours after birth. Its importance lies in its possible causal link with brain injury. Its management is controversial.
- hypotension
- inotropes
- tissue perfusion
- very low birthweight
- VLBW, very low birth weight
- NIRS, near infrared spectroscopy