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Non-invasive Continuous Cardiac Output Monitoring in Preterm Infants Study

RECRUITINGSponsored by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Actively Recruiting
SponsorImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Started2019-10-24
Est. completion2024-12-31
Eligibility
Age1 Hour – 40 Weeks
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

This is an observational study in newborn term and preterm infants. The study will validate if non-invasive continuous cardiac output monitoring is feasible in newborn infants, if normative values can be constructed and what is the effect of fluid boluses and inotropes on cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance.

Eligibility

Age: 1 Hour – 40 WeeksHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Healthy term infants in postnatal ward (within the first 72 hours of age)
* Term and Preterm infants (including those with FGR) admitted to the neonatal unit
* Written informed parental consent (prospective for postnatal ward and retrospective for babies admitted to the neonatal units)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Antenatal or postnatal diagnosis of severe congenital anomaly
* Infants with no realistic chance of survival
* Infants who are \>12 hours of age
* Infants with fragile skin not permitting skin probe placement

Conditions4

Blood PressureCardiac Output, HighCardiac Output, LowHeart Disease

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