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Decreased variability and low values of perfusion index on day 1 are associated with adverse outcome in extremely preterm infants

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Gil Ben-Horin
Published: Sep 16, 2016

A study performed at University Hospital of Antwerp aimed to develop new quantitative features for the Perfusion Index signal recorded continuously over the first 24 hours of life in a cohort of extremely low gestational age newborns and to assess the association of these features with normal and adverse short-term outcome. The authors conclude that low values and reduced short-term variability of Perfusion Index on day 1 are associated with adverse outcomes. These results contribute to the current understanding of preterm circulatory adaptation and suggest that the Perfusion Index could become a monitoring tool for peripheral perfusion in extremely preterm infants. MetaVision was used to digitally store Perfusion Index values.

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