Blood Pressure

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Nafiu OO, Voepel-Lewis T, Morris M, et al. How do pediatric anesthesiologists define intraoperative hypotension? Paediatric anaesthesia. Nov 2009;19(11):1048-53. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03140.x

Weber F, Koning L, Scoones GP. Defining hypotension in anesthetized infants by individual awake blood pressure values: a prospective observational study. Paediatric anaesthesia. Apr 2017;27(4):377-384. doi:10.1111/pan.13091

Dionne JM, Bremner SA, Baygani SK, et al. Method of Blood Pressure Measurement in Neonates and Infants: A Systematic Review and Analysis. The Journal of pediatrics. Jun 2020;221:23-31.e5. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.02.072

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Scott MJ. Perioperative Patients With Hemodynamic Instability: Consensus Recommendations of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Anesthesia and analgesia. Dec 28 2023;doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006789

2. de Graaff JC, Pasma W, van Buuren S, et al. Reference Values for Noninvasive Blood Pressure in Children during Anesthesia: A Multicentered Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. Nov 2016;125(5):904-913. doi:10.1097/aln.0000000000001310

3. van Zadelhoff AC, Poppe JA, Willemsen S, et al. Age-dependent changes in arterial blood pressure in neonates during the first week of life: reference values and development of a model. British journal of anaesthesia. May 2023;130(5):585-594. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.01.024

4. McCann ME, Withington DE, Arnup SJ, et al. Differences in Blood Pressure in Infants After General Anesthesia Compared to Awake Regional Anesthesia (GAS Study-A Prospective Randomized Trial). Anesthesia and analgesia. Sep 2017;125(3):837-845. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000001870

5. Schacham NY, Chhabada S, Efune PN, et al. Intraoperative Hypotension and Acute Kidney Injury after Noncardiac Surgery in Infants and Children: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Anesthesiology. Jan 1 2022;136(1):93-103. doi:10.1097/aln.0000000000004057

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