Treatment of presumed hypotension in very low birthweight neonates: effects on regional cerebral oxygenation

Conclusion These results suggest that treating hypotension in VLBW neonates based solely on a blood pressure measurement of less than 30 mm Hg, while increasing blood pressure, may not increase cerebral oxygenation, possibly because many of these patients are in the autoregulatory zone for cerebral blood flow. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition)

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