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April 1966, Vol 111, No. 4 >
Article | April 1966

Blood Pressure in Normal Full-Term and Premature Infants FREE

H. LEVISON, MD; B. S. L. KIDD, MD, MRCP(E); P. A. GEMMELL, RN; P. R. SWYER, MB, MRCP(Lond)
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Received for publication Aug 10, 1965.

Read in part before the Canadian Physiological Society, Ottawa, June 9-11, 1965.

Reprint requests to the Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto (2), Ontario, Canada (Dr. Swyer).


Am J Dis Child. 1966;111(4):374-379. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1966.02090070072009.
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WHITNEY,1 in 1953, introduced the mercury-in-rubber strain gauge in the study of the peripheral circulation; this instrument was later modified by Celander and Thunell2 in 1961 for measurements of blood pressure and peripheral circulation in newly born infants. The purpose of this report is to give our results with the use of a similar mercury-in-silicone-rubber strain gauge to determine blood pressure in premature and full term infants for whom there is currently rather fragmentary information. Studies of the peripheral circulation were also made and have been reported in another communication.3

Material and Methods  The present strain gauge is a silicone rubber tube, id 0.015" × od 0.045" filled with mercury, which is attached circumferentially to the limb. The ends of the tube are closed by copper plugs which are in electrical continuity with the mercury. A Wheatstone bridge, the characteristics of which are given in Fig 1,

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Whitney, R.J.:  The Measurement of Volume Changes in Human Limbs , J Physiol 121:127, 1953;.
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Celander, O., and Thunell, G.:  The "Mercury-in-Rubber" Strain Gauge for Measurements of Blood Pressure and Peripheral Circulation in Newborn Infants , Acta Paediat 50:505, 1961;.
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Kidd, B.S.L.; Levison, H; and Swyer, P.R.: Peripheral Blood Flow and Vascular Resistance in the Newborn Infant: Program and Abstracts , Canadian Physiological Society, Ottawa, (June 9) -11, 1965;, p 19.
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Neligan, G.A., and Smith, M.C.:  Sphygomanometer Cuff for the Newborn , Develop Med Child Neurol 5:609, 1963;.
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Moss, A.J., and Adams, F.H.: Problems of Blood Pressure in Childhood , Springfield, Ill: Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1962;, p 45.
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Woodbury, R.A.; Robinow, M.; and Hamilton, W.F.:  Blood Pressure Studies in Infants , Amer J Physiol 122:472, 1938;.
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Holland, W.W., and Young, I.M.:  Neonatal Blood Pressure in Relation to Maturity, Mode of Delivery and Condition at Birth , Brit Med J 2:1331, 1956;.
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Neligan, G.A., and Smith, C.A.:  The Blood Pressure of Newborn Infants in Asphyxial States and in Hyaline Membrane Disease , Pediatrics 26: 735, 1960;.
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Forfar, J.O., and Kibel, M.A.:  Blood Pressure in the Newborn Estimated by the Flush Method , Arch Dis Child 31:126, 1956;.
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Morse, R.L.; Brownell, G.L., and Curnews, J.H.:  The Blood Pressure of Normal Infants: Indirect Determination by an Automatic Blood Pressure Recorder in 20 Infants , Pediatrics 25:50, 1960;.
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Moss, A.J.; Lieblung, W.; and Adams, F.H.:  The Flush Method for Determining Blood Pressure in Infants: II. Normal Values During the First Year of Life , Pediatrics 21:950, 1958;.
12 +
Moss, A.J., and Adams, F.H.:  Flush Blood Pressure and Intra-Arterial Pressure , Amer J Dis Child 107:489, 1964;.
13 +
Goodman, H.G.; Cumming, G.R.; and Raber, M.B.:  Photocell Oscillometer for Measuring Systolic Pressure in Newborn , Amer J Dis Child 103: 152, 1962;.
14 +
Reinhold, J., and Pym, M.:  The Determination of Blood Pressure in Infants by the Flush Method , Arch Dis Child 30:127, 1955;.
15 +
Contis, G., and Lind, J.:  Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Body Temperature of Normal Newborn Infants During the First Week of Life , Acta Paediat (suppl 146) , p 41, 1963;.
16 +
Reis, R., and Chaloupka, J.:  Blood Pressure in the Newborn Following Normal and Pathological Labor , Surg Gynec Obstet 37:206, 1923;.
17 +
Bucci, G.; Scalamandrè, A.; and Savignoni, P.:  La pression artérielle systolique chez le nouveau-né prématuré , Cah Coll Med Hop Paris 4: 742-746, 1963;.

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References

1 +
Whitney, R.J.:  The Measurement of Volume Changes in Human Limbs , J Physiol 121:127, 1953;.
2 +
Celander, O., and Thunell, G.:  The "Mercury-in-Rubber" Strain Gauge for Measurements of Blood Pressure and Peripheral Circulation in Newborn Infants , Acta Paediat 50:505, 1961;.
3 +
Kidd, B.S.L.; Levison, H; and Swyer, P.R.: Peripheral Blood Flow and Vascular Resistance in the Newborn Infant: Program and Abstracts , Canadian Physiological Society, Ottawa, (June 9) -11, 1965;, p 19.
4 +
Neligan, G.A., and Smith, M.C.:  Sphygomanometer Cuff for the Newborn , Develop Med Child Neurol 5:609, 1963;.
5 +
Moss, A.J., and Adams, F.H.: Problems of Blood Pressure in Childhood , Springfield, Ill: Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1962;, p 45.
6 +
Woodbury, R.A.; Robinow, M.; and Hamilton, W.F.:  Blood Pressure Studies in Infants , Amer J Physiol 122:472, 1938;.
7 +
Holland, W.W., and Young, I.M.:  Neonatal Blood Pressure in Relation to Maturity, Mode of Delivery and Condition at Birth , Brit Med J 2:1331, 1956;.
8 +
Neligan, G.A., and Smith, C.A.:  The Blood Pressure of Newborn Infants in Asphyxial States and in Hyaline Membrane Disease , Pediatrics 26: 735, 1960;.
9 +
Forfar, J.O., and Kibel, M.A.:  Blood Pressure in the Newborn Estimated by the Flush Method , Arch Dis Child 31:126, 1956;.
10 +
Morse, R.L.; Brownell, G.L., and Curnews, J.H.:  The Blood Pressure of Normal Infants: Indirect Determination by an Automatic Blood Pressure Recorder in 20 Infants , Pediatrics 25:50, 1960;.
11 +
Moss, A.J.; Lieblung, W.; and Adams, F.H.:  The Flush Method for Determining Blood Pressure in Infants: II. Normal Values During the First Year of Life , Pediatrics 21:950, 1958;.
12 +
Moss, A.J., and Adams, F.H.:  Flush Blood Pressure and Intra-Arterial Pressure , Amer J Dis Child 107:489, 1964;.
13 +
Goodman, H.G.; Cumming, G.R.; and Raber, M.B.:  Photocell Oscillometer for Measuring Systolic Pressure in Newborn , Amer J Dis Child 103: 152, 1962;.
14 +
Reinhold, J., and Pym, M.:  The Determination of Blood Pressure in Infants by the Flush Method , Arch Dis Child 30:127, 1955;.
15 +
Contis, G., and Lind, J.:  Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Body Temperature of Normal Newborn Infants During the First Week of Life , Acta Paediat (suppl 146) , p 41, 1963;.
16 +
Reis, R., and Chaloupka, J.:  Blood Pressure in the Newborn Following Normal and Pathological Labor , Surg Gynec Obstet 37:206, 1923;.
17 +
Bucci, G.; Scalamandrè, A.; and Savignoni, P.:  La pression artérielle systolique chez le nouveau-né prématuré , Cah Coll Med Hop Paris 4: 742-746, 1963;.

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