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Introduction Hypotension of the premature newborn is a condition commonly encountered in the neonatal intensive care setting. Although no definite cut-off values exist in considering a given newborn to be hypotensive, certain blood pressure ranges will cause significant anxiety among…
KEY POINTS 1. Shock is a clinical condition marked by poor tissue perfusion resulting in inadequate oxygen delivery and tissue hypoxia. 2. Neonates with shock have hypotension or poor tissue perfusion, and there are important surrogate markers such as prolonged…