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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2003;88:F450-F454 doi:10.1136/fn.88.6.F450
  • Recent advances

Hypotension in the very low birthweight infant: the old, the new, and the uncertain

  1. S J Dasgupta,
  2. A B Gill
  1. Peter Congdon Regional Neonatal Unit, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Gill
    Peter Congdon Neonatal Unit, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK; bryan.gillleedsth.nhs.uk
  • Accepted 21 December 2002

Abstract

Hypotension occurs in up to 20% of very low birthweight infants, usually in the first 48 hours after birth. Its importance lies in its possible causal link with brain injury. Its management is controversial.

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