Perfusion index in preterm newborns: predictive value for morbimortality and association with Apgar score at five minutes and CRIB-II score

Introduction: Perfusion index (PI) is a noninvasive indirect method of microcirculation measurement that might have a potential to predict morbimortality in preterm newborns. This study aims: 1) to define a critical value for post-ductal PI related to the morbimortality in preterm newborns under 32...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Costa Monteiro, Liane Correia-Costa, Elisa Proença
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/637