BLOOD-PRESSURE LEVELS OF PRETERM INFANTS IN THE 1ST YEAR OF LIFE

被引:8
作者
GREENOUGH, A
EMERY, EF
机构
[1] Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London
关键词
BLOOD PRESSURE; PREMATURITY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12743.x
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Systolic blood pressure was measured in 36 infants with median gestational age of 29 weeks (range 24-35 weeks) and birth weight of 1160 g (range 642-1500 g). Measurements were made at 1, 6 and 12 weeks, and subsequently at 12-weekly intervals during the first year of life. No infant developed chronic lung disease. Systolic blood pressure increased over the first 24 weeks (p < 0.001) to a mean value of 95 mmHg, but did not change significantly over the next 24 weeks. These data provide a reference range of blood pressure levels during the first year of life for infants born at an early gestational age.
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