Cardiovascular disturbances are a frequent occurrence in neonatal sepsis. Preterm and
term infants are particularly vulnerable due to the unique features of their cardiovascular …

Circulatory monitoring is currently limited to heart rate and blood pressure assessment in the
majority of neonatal units globally. Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring (NiCO) in term …

Introduction: Many practitioners routinely treat infants whose mean arterial blood pressure in
mm Hg is less than their gestational age in weeks (GA). Objective: To assess the …

Background Most guidelines recommend the use of capillary refill time (CRT) as part of the
routine assessment of unwell children, but there is little consensus on the optimum method …

Background: Superior vena cava (SVC) flow assesses blood flow from the upper body, and
may provide a reliable assessment of systemic blood flow. Aim:(i) To assess the relationship …

Background Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality in neonatal units.
Neonatologist-performed echocardiography (NPE) offers the potential for early detection of …

Capillary refill time (CRT) is defined as the time taken for colour to return to an external
capillary bed after pressure is applied to cause blanching. 1 It was first described in 19472 …

In adults with severe sepsis, the disturbances of the sublingual microcirculation can be
quantified with orthogonal polarization spectral imaging. We investigated the cutaneous …

We aimed to assess the relationship between the clinical and biochemical parameters of
perfusion and superior vena cava (SVC) flow in a prospective observational cohort study of …

Every year in the United States approximately 40,000 infants are born with congenital heart
disease. Several of these infants require corrective or palliative surgery in the neonatal …