Feasibility of using finger arterial pressure in neonates.
The feasibility of using a Finapres device to reproduce the beat to beat signal of arterial blood pressure in eight neonates was assessed and compared with intra-arterial measurement of arterial blood pressure in the umbilical artery, using a catheter. The two methods gave similar results. Continuous recording of arterial blood pressure in neonates using Finapres is feasible and reliable.
Drouin
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Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Universitaire de Nantes, France.
Gournay
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Calamel
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Mouzard
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Rozé
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D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D014469:Umbilical Arteries