on-invasive blood pressure measurement in neonates: comparative analysis of different methods for reliability
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Blood pressure management in neonatesNeonatal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN36164200
- Lead Sponsor
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. Any baby born between and including 23+0 and 28+0 weeks of gestation
2. Admitted to neonatal unit
3. Needing arterial catheter placement for clinical reasons
Exclusion Criteria
1. Babies with no arterial catheter in situ
2. Babies with any congenital heart disease or cardiac arrhythmias documented on ECG
3. Babies with congenital limb defects
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation of blood pressure measurement by oscillometric/cuff method and Doppler method with direct method of blood pressure measurement from an umbilical artery catheter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Duration of arterial catheter placement (in days)<br>2. Inotropic support (Choice and duration)<br>3. Amount and number of fluid boluses given for hypotension<br>4. Difference in Doppler blood pressure obtained firstly by appearance of sound and secondly by trace on saturation monitor<br>5. Complications related to arterial catheters<br><br>These will be recorded in case report file.