FoCUS and non-invasive hemodynamics monitoring in neonatal sepsis.

ABSTRACT: Sepsis is one of the most encountered pathologies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in preterm neonates. In this study, we aimed to assess early hemodynamic status in preterm neonates diagnosed with sepsis by electrical cardiometry and compare its utility to functional echocardiography in NICU. This is a case-control prospective observational study that enrolled 70 septic preterm neonates (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks gestational age) who were admitted to Tanta University NICU and met the criteria for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis; meanwhile, cases with septic shock were excluded. A non-sepsis group of 70 newborns matched for gestational age and sex was included as a control group. Bedside focused cardiac ultrasound (

SUBMITTER: Abdou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12206674 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature