
Neonatal Hypotension & Shock Lange’s 5th Edition Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs 2004
Shock is decreased end organ perfusion • Shock presents before hypotension • Hypotension represents uncompensated shock • Hypotension is >2SD below normal for age • 1000-1250g SBP49-61 • 1251-1500g SBP 46-61 • 1501-1750 SBP 46-58 • 1751-2000 SBP-48-61 Blood Pressure • For infants <30 weeks gestation mean BP should be at least the gestational age • i.e. 29 week GA=MAP 29 • Make sure cuff size correct (2/3 of upper arm) • Cuff too small=BP • Cuff too large=BP *But……. Do you have a BP cuff?
What are the signs of shock in a neonate?? • Tachycardia • Poor perfusion • Cold extremities with a normal core temperature • Lethargy • Apnea & Bradycardia • Tachypnea • Metabolic acidosis • Weak pulses
Urine Output • What is normal? • Normal ~1-2cc/kg/hour • What can make urine output normal or even high even when an infant is in shock???
Is there a history of Birth Asphyxia? • Birth asphyxia may be associated with hypotension
At delivery was there: • Maternal bleeding • Abrupto placenta • Placenta previa • Excessively delayed cord clamping
Name the Types of Shock in Neonates F G • A • B • C • D • E
Types of Shock in a Neonate • A. Hypovolemic • B. Septic Shock • C. Cardiogenic Shock • D. Neurogenic • E. Drug-induced • F. Endocrine • G. Extreme prematurity
3 kg infant presents from outside with extreme pallor, bleeding from umbilical cord and is cold with a HR of 200 • What type of shock • Work-up?? • Treatment??
Hypovolemic • Antepartum blood loss (often associated w/asphyxia) • Abruptio placentae • Placenta previa • Twin-twin transfusion • Fetomaternal hemorrhage • Postpartum blood loss • Coagulation disorders • Vitamin K deficiency • Iatrogenic causes (loss of catheter • Birth trauma (liver injury, adrenal hemorrhage, ICH, intraperitoneal hemorrhage
1 week old 4 kg infant born to a mother with diabetes. Difficulty with IV therefore UVC placed • Doing better til this morning when noted to have a systolic BP of 40, HR of 170, temperature of 34°C • Type of shock • Work-up • Treatment
Septic Shock • Endotoxemia with release of vasodilator substances • Gram-negative often cause but can occur with gram-positive
Infant required bag-mask ventilation at birth presents to nursery noted to be cyanotic, in respiratory distress, cold, clammy without breath sounds of the right • Type of shock • Work-up • Treatment
Cardiogenic Shock • 1. Birth asphyxia • 2. Metabolic problems (eg hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, acidemia) can decrease cardiac output • 3. Congenital heart disease (such as hypoplastic left heart or aortic stenosis) • 4. Arrythmias • 5. Any obstruction of venous return (tension pneumothorax)
Term baby with Apgars of 3 at 3 minutes and 5 at5 minutes noted to have poor perfusion on arrival to nursery • Type of shock • Work-up • Treatment
Neurogenic Shock • Birth asphyxia • Intracranial hemorrhage
2.5 kg infant with status epilepticus and has been loaded with 20mg/kg of phentobarbital initially then given an additional 5mg/kg q 5 minutes X5 for persistent seizures because no other drugs available to control seizures. After 5th dose noted to be very poorly perfused • Type of shock • Work-up • Treatment
Drug-Induced • Sedatives • Magnesium • Digitalis • Barbituates especially if high dose
Term infant with ambiguous genitalia present at 3 weeks of age with hypotension • Type of shock • Work-up (initial) • Treatment
Endocrine Disorders • Complete 21-hydroxylase deficiency • Adrenal hemorrhage • (What electrolyte abnormalities do you expect in adrenogenital syndrome?? • A. Low sodium, high potassium • B. Hi sodium, high potassium • C. Low sodium, low potassium
27 week infant noted to have a mean arterial blood pressure of 24 on the new automatic BP machine • Type of shock • Work-up • Treatment
Extreme Prematurity • Hypotension is very common • 40% in 27-29 weeks • 60-100% in 24-26 weeks • Most likely due to adrenocortical insufficiency, poor vascular tone, immature catecholamine responses • Hypotension in ELBW infants is associated w/IVH and needs to be corrected
Work UP • Look for signs of blood loss, sepsis and clinical signs of shock • Complete Blood Count • Decreased hematocrit can occur with bleeding however remember in acute blood loss maybe normal • Increased or decreased WBC or increase in immature cells may point to sepsis
Work-up continued • Coagulation studies (if disseminated intravascular coagulation suspected) • Serum glucose, electrolytes, and calcium levels • Cultures, CRP • Kleihauer-Betke to rule out fetomaternaltransfusion is suspected • Arterial blood gases to look for hypoxia and acidosis
Other studies • CXR • Ultra-sound head • ECG/EKG
Treatment-Determine cause if possible to guide treatment • 1. Volume expansion • 2. Blood replacement • 3. Empiric antibiotics • 4. Inotropes • 5. Steroids • 6. Blood • 7. Chest aspiration • Hypovolemic • Septic • Cardiogenic • Neurogenic • Drug-induced • Endocrine • ELBW Match the treatments with the causes