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Preterm EEG: A Multimodal Neurophysiological Protocol
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A prospective cohort study using non-invasive methods of cardiovascular assessment to compare postnatal adaptation in
Liam Mahoney1, Jose Ramon Fernandez-Alvarez2, David Wertheim3
1University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Early Human Development
|May 13, 2022
Abstract:
Echocardiography was combined with pulse oximetry plethysmography to investigate postnatal cardiovascular adaptation in late preterm and term infants. Median (IQR) pleth variability decreased over three days and similar, day2 15%(12-18%) preterm versus 16%(15-18%) term infants. Median (IQR) pulse transit time heart rate normalised was lower in term babies, day2 0.55(0.51-0.63) versus 0.64(0.62-0.68).
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