Pulseless electrical activity: a misdiagnosed entity during asphyxia in newborn infants?

Sparsh PatelPo-Yin CheungAnne Lee SolevågKeith J BarringtonC Omar Farouk KamlinPeter G DavisGeorg Marcus Schmölzer

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2018)

Clinicians should be aware of the potential inaccuracy of ECG assessment during asphyxia in newborn infants and should rather rely on assessment using a combination of auscultation, palpation, pulse oximetry and ECG.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
heart rate
blood pressure
palliative care
human health
clinical evaluation