Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialRandomised trial of dopamine compared with hydrocortisone for the treatment of hypotensive very low birthweight infants.
To compare the efficacy of hydrocortisone with dopamine for the treatment of hypotensive, very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. ⋯ Both hydrocortisone and dopamine are effective treatments for hypotension in very low birthweight infants.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 1997
Capillary refilling time in newborn babies: normal values.
To assess the normal values of capillary refilling time (CRT) in healthy newborn babies; to assess the effect of different nursery containers (incubator, radiant warmer, crib), phototherapy, birthweight, gestational age, size for gestational age and sex on CRT; to compare CRT at different body sites as well as to assess the variation between observers. ⋯ The upper limit of normal for neonatal CRT was 3 seconds. Nursery containers, phototherapy, and observers produced significantly different results, but the differences were not clinically important. CRT values of the midpoints of the sternum and the forehead are the most consistent.