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Hemodynamic Precision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography

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Neonatal functional echocardiography.

Cecile Tissot¹, Yogen Singh^2,3

¹Centre de Pediatrie, Clinique des Grangettes, 7 ch des Grangettes, 1224 Chêne-Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland.

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

|February 19, 2020

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Functional echocardiography offers bedside hemodynamic assessment for critically ill infants. This review covers its capabilities, limitations, and applications in neonatal intensive care units for targeted interventions.

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Area of Science:

Neonatal Medicine
Pediatric Cardiology
Critical Care

Background:

Echocardiography's role has evolved, with functional echocardiography gaining prominence.
It serves as a vital tool for neonatologists and pediatric intensivists in managing sick infants and children.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the capabilities and limitations of functional echocardiography.
To outline best practices for clinical application and evidence of its utility in neonates.

Main Methods:

Review of current literature on functional echocardiography in neonatal care.
Focus on common applications and clinical decision-making.

Main Results:

Functional echocardiography provides direct bedside hemodynamic assessment.
It acts as a modern hemodynamic monitoring tool in neonatal intensive care units.
Information aids in targeting interventions and evaluating treatment response.

Conclusions:

Functional echocardiography is a valuable extension to clinical examination and monitoring.
Key applications include assessing hypotension, shock, patent ductus arteriosus, and pulmonary hypertension.
Emphasizes requirements for practice and training in functional neonatal echocardiography.