Normative Blood Pressure Data for Indian Neonates.
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2015-08
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Objective: To establish the normative blood pressure (BP) values
in healthy Indian neonates using oscillometric method, and to
develop BP percentile charts.
Design: Prospective observational study.
Setting: Neonatal unit of a teaching hospital in Eastern India.
Participants: 1617 hemodynamically stable inborn neonates
without birth asphyxia, major congenital anomaly, maternal
complications (e.g. preeclampsia, hypertension, diabetes) or
critical neonatal illness.
Procedure: Quite state measurements of systolic BP (SBP),
diastolic BP (DBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were
recorded by oscillometric method on day 4, 7 and 14 of postnatal
life. The averages of three readings at 2-minute intervals were
used.
Results: Percentile charts (providing 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th,
95th, and 99th percentile values) have been developed. SBP,
DBP and MAP showed a steady rise from day 4 to day 14, and
were comparable between males and females, but were
significantly lower in preterms than in term neonates
Conclusions: Normative neonatal BP data along with gestational
age-wise percentile charts shall be of help for decision-making
and planning for sick newborns.
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Blood pressure, Hypertension, Neonate, Normogram
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Samanta Moumita, Mondal Rakesh, Ray Somosri, Sabui Tapas, Hazra Avijit, Kundu Chanchal, Sarkar Debolina, Roychowdhury Dibyendu. Normative Blood Pressure Data for Indian Neonates. Indian Pediatrics. 2015 Aug; 52(8): 669-673.