| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CPT | Core-peripheral temperature |
| CRIB | Clinical Risk Index for Babies |
| CRT | Capillary refill time |
| GA | Gestational age |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IVC | Inferior vena cava |
| IVH | Intraventricular hemorrhage |
| MBI | Major brain injury |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NIRS | Near-infrared spectroscopy |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus |
| MAP | Mean arterial blood pressure |
| PPHN | Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| SVC | Superior vena cava |
| TCI | Transient circulatory instability |
| TnECHO | functional echocardiography |