Feasibility of using finger arterial pressure in neonates

E Drouin; V Gournay; J Calamel; A Mouzard; J C Rozé

doi:10.1136/fn.77.2.f139

Feasibility of using finger arterial pressure in neonates

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1997 Sep;77(2):F139-40. doi: 10.1136/fn.77.2.f139.

Authors

E Drouin¹, V Gournay, J Calamel, A Mouzard, J C Rozé

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Universitaire de Nantes, France.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / physiology
Blood Pressure Monitors*
Catheters, Indwelling
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / physiology*
Intensive Care, Neonatal*
Male
Umbilical Arteries