Hypotension in the very low birthweight infant: the old, the new, and the uncertain
Open Access
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal
- Vol. 88 (6) , 450F-454
- https://doi.org/10.1136/fn.88.6.f450
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.Keywords
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