RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168357014
T1 Poor Perfusion
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168357014
RD 2024/04/25
AB You  receive  a  report  that  an  infant  “doesn’t  look  good”  or  looks  “mottled.”  Other  descriptors  may  include  “poor  perfusion”  or  “washed-out  appearance.”  This  can  include  pallor,  which  can  be  seen  in  poor  perfusion  or  may  be  an  early  sign  of  hypoxia  or  anemia.  Most  of  these  terms  refer  to  poor  perfusion  and  imply  there  is  inadequate  blood  flow  to  the  tissues  of  the  skin.  Assessing  peripheral  tissue  perfusion  is  important  in  the  clinical  examination  of  a  neonate  since  it  can  help  determine  who  may  have  low  systemic  blood  flow  or  cardiovascular  failure.  Recent  studies  have  shown  correlations  between  poor  outcomes  and  peripheral  hypoperfusion  in  preterm  infants.