Blood pressure measurements in the first six hours of life / 
Gina Eliza M. Ramos, Rita Espiritu-Dorendo 
<br/><br/> Hourly blood pressure measurements for the first 6 hours of life were taken in a total of 367 neonates. The indirect or oscillometric technique using the Siemens monitor was used.<br/><br/>The study population was divided into Group A and B. The Group A (n=329) comprised of healthy neonates and Group B (n=38) of abnormal neonates with varied diseases such as sepsis, bronchopneumonia, born of mothers with hypertension or preeclampsia, HMD with or without need of a mechanical ventilation, low Apgar score and congenital anomaly. Data were subjected to one way ANOVA.<br/><br/>The average systolic and diastolic and mean BP of Group A were tabulated according to birth weights. A positive correlation was obtained (P0.05).<br/><br/>Mean systolic and diastolic BP values of Group B did not significantly show different values. 
<br/><br/>Makati Medical Center Proceedings, 1999 (13) pages71-76 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Blood Pressure<br/>Infant, Newborn