PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eugene M Dempsey
AU  - Afif Faisal El-Khuffash
TI  - Objective cardiovascular assessment in the neonatal intensive care unit
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313837
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F72--F77
VI  - 103
IP  - 1
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/103/1/F72.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/103/1/F72.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2018 Jan 01; 103
AB  - Traditionally, cardiovascular well-being was essentially based on whether the mean blood pressure was above or below a certain value. However, this singular crude method of assessment provides limited insight into overall cardiovascular well-being. Echocardiography has become increasingly used and incorporated into clinical care. New objective modality assessments of cardiovascular status continue to evolve and are being evaluated and incorporated into clinical care. In this review article, we will discuss some of the recent advances in objective assessment of cardiovascular well-being, including the concept of multimodal monitoring. Sophisticated haemodynamic monitoring systems are being developed, including mechanisms of data acquisition and analysis. Their incorporation into clinical care represents an exciting next stage in the management of the infant with cardiovascular compromise.