Cardiovascular impact of intravenous caffeine in preterm infants.

Jacqueline HuvanandanaCindy ThamrinAlistair L McEwanMurray HinderMark Brian Tracy

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)

This study highlights potential elevation in autonomic nervous system responsiveness following caffeine administration reflected in both heart rate and blood pressure systems. The observed increase in pulse pressure variability may have implications for caffeine administration to infants with potentially impaired cerebral autoregulation.

Keyphrases

heart rate
blood pressure
heart rate variability
preterm infants
hypertensive patients
low birth weight
high dose
subarachnoid hemorrhage
low dose
risk assessment
cerebral blood flow
adipose tissue
preterm birth