TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of systemic circulation using ultrasound Doppler in late onset neonatal sepsis and its clinical correlation
T2 - an observational study
AU - Singh, Pari
AU - Verma, Arjun
AU - Malshe, Nandini
AU - Kallimath, Aditya
AU - Oak, Gauri
AU - Malviya, Manoj
AU - Chouthai, Nitin
AU - Suryawanshi, Pradeep
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB).
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Objectives: To measure the Doppler velocimetry parameters in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA), and main renal artery (RA) in neonates with late-onset sepsis and correlate it with associated clinical morbidities. Methodology: Prospective observational study carried out at a tertiary-level neonatal intensive care unit in India in 2022, enrolling 20 neonates with late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS). Baseline characteristics and sepsis parameters obtained. Serial ultrasound performed on days 1, 3, and 7 from the day of clinical sepsis in the ACA, SMA, and RA and velocimetry measurements obtained. The findings were compared with 20 gestational age (GA) matched neonates in the control arm. Results: The mean GA of neonates with LONS was 31.03 ± 2.79 weeks and their mean birthweight was 1474 ± 509.99 g. The peak systolic velocity, resistive and pulsatility indices were significantly higher in ACA, SMA, and RA and the end-diastolic velocity was significantly lower in ACA and RA (P < 0.05) in LONS. The incidences of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), and acute kidney injury (AKI) in neonates with LONS were 45%, 50%, and 10% respectively. A subgroup analysis of the Doppler velocimetry parameters in the neonates with LONS and for neonates with and without clinical outcomes did not suggest a significant difference. Conclusion: LONS is associated with alterations in cerebral, splanchnic, and renal perfusion seen as abnormal blood flow velocimetry and vascular resistance which may predispose to IVH, NEC, and AKI.
AB - Objectives: To measure the Doppler velocimetry parameters in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA), and main renal artery (RA) in neonates with late-onset sepsis and correlate it with associated clinical morbidities. Methodology: Prospective observational study carried out at a tertiary-level neonatal intensive care unit in India in 2022, enrolling 20 neonates with late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS). Baseline characteristics and sepsis parameters obtained. Serial ultrasound performed on days 1, 3, and 7 from the day of clinical sepsis in the ACA, SMA, and RA and velocimetry measurements obtained. The findings were compared with 20 gestational age (GA) matched neonates in the control arm. Results: The mean GA of neonates with LONS was 31.03 ± 2.79 weeks and their mean birthweight was 1474 ± 509.99 g. The peak systolic velocity, resistive and pulsatility indices were significantly higher in ACA, SMA, and RA and the end-diastolic velocity was significantly lower in ACA and RA (P < 0.05) in LONS. The incidences of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), and acute kidney injury (AKI) in neonates with LONS were 45%, 50%, and 10% respectively. A subgroup analysis of the Doppler velocimetry parameters in the neonates with LONS and for neonates with and without clinical outcomes did not suggest a significant difference. Conclusion: LONS is associated with alterations in cerebral, splanchnic, and renal perfusion seen as abnormal blood flow velocimetry and vascular resistance which may predispose to IVH, NEC, and AKI.
KW - Late-onset sepsis
KW - Neonate
KW - Systemic circulation
KW - Ultrasound Doppler
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U2 - 10.1007/s40477-023-00826-z
DO - 10.1007/s40477-023-00826-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 37728683
AN - SCOPUS:85171574915
SN - 1971-3495
VL - 26
SP - 851
EP - 859
JO - Journal of Ultrasound
JF - Journal of Ultrasound
IS - 4
ER -