Infant Journal
for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

Cardiovascular monitoring in neonatal intensive care

Neonatal intensive care units care for infants and neonates with a range of pathologies, including prematurity and its complications, respiratory infections, metabolic and immunological disorders and congenital heart disease. Whatever the reason for admission to intensive care, all children will have cardiovascular (CVS) monitoring. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the different methods of CVS monitoring.

Iain C. Johnstone and Jon H. Smith