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Blood Pressure Disorders in the Neonate: Hypotension and Hypertension

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Neonatology

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Blood pressure (BP) disorders are a common problem in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Additionally, there is an association between systemic hypotension and neonatal morbidities such as intraventricular hemorrhage [1]. Hypertension, while less common, can also lead to significant short and long-term morbidities. There remains, however, no standard definition of hypotension or hypertension in the neonatal period. Indeed, there is convincing evidence that wide variations exist among NICUs in both practice styles and approaches to blood pressure disorders. Barrington notes “The treatment of shock and hypotension in the preterm infant may be the area of neonatology where there is the greatest “intervention/data imbalance”; more babies receive more treatments with less supportive evidence than in virtually any other domain” [2].

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Neonatology, University of Siena General Hospital S. Maria alle Scotte Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

    Giuseppe Buonocore (Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Head of School of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Head of School of Pediatrics)

  2. University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Rodolfo Bracci (Formerly Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine) (Formerly Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine)

  3. University of Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

  4. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

  5. Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

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Fanaroff, J.M., Fanaroff, A.A. (2012). Blood Pressure Disorders in the Neonate: Hypotension and Hypertension. In: Buonocore, G., Bracci, R., Weindling, M. (eds) Neonatology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1405-3_78

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