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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2014 Feb 6;34(4):301–305. doi: 10.1038/jp.2014.6

Table 3.

Changes in mean arterial blood pressure values from postnatal hour 4 – 24

Cohort Decrease (value at hour 4 > hour 24) Same value (value at hour 4 = hour 24) Increase (value at hour 4 < hour 24) rate ≤1 mmHg/hour Increase (value at hour 4 < hour 24) rate >1 mmHg/hour
All infants 18% 5% 74% 3%
Untreated infants 20% 1% 75% 3%
Infants given any antihypotensive therapy 16% 8% 73% 3%
Infants given a fluid bolus 16% 11% 71% 2%
Infants given only a fluid bolus 28% 10% 62% none
Infants given only a blood product 11% 5% 79% 5%
Infants given dopamine 16% 8% 74% 1%