Circulatory changes in the newborn period have profound effects on the well-being of the newborn and inadvertent management strategies may have deleterious consequences in later life. Cerebral autoregulation is an essential component of hemodynamic balance and failure to achieve it may result in brain injury. These effects are more pronounced in preterm infants and with the degree of prematurity. Myocardial function is paramount to normal circulation and changes in myocardial function may result in disrupted hemodynamics and circulatory failure. Therefore, optimal management of hemodynamics especially in the preterm neonate includes assessment of myocardial dysfunction as well as peripheral findings of circulatory failure. Assessment of various organ systems including the brain, heart, lungs, intestines, and skin may help in the diagnosis and management of hemodynamic problems. These can be achieved by utilizing pulse oximeter, near-infrared spectroscopy, blood pressure measurements, functional echocardiography, cranial ultrasonography including doppler studies, lung ultrasonography, and intestinal ultrasonography. The status of ductus arteriosus, preload and afterload of the heart, and starting or discontinuing inotropes should all be managed within the context of hemodynamic assessment.
Although hemodynamic changes and features are the basics of neonatal physiology, they have been overlooked for a long time. There is a recent growing interest in this issue. Hemodynamic changes in the transition period and thereafter may affect diseases such as intraventricular hemorrhage, pulmonary hypertension, necrotizing enterocolitis, myocardial dysfunction, and circulatory changes in general. We aim to discuss each of these topics with a specific emphasis on hemodynamic features.
We welcome manuscripts addressing the following themes:
1. Cerebral autoregulation and hemodynamic changes in the development of intraventricular
hemorrhage in premature brain
2. Pathophysiology and management of catecholamine-resistant hypotension in newborn
3. Diagnosing and managing pre-operative hemodynamic changes in congenital heart diseases
presenting in the neonatal period
4. Advance hemodynamic monitoring and management of newborns in septic shock
5. Hypovolemic shock: Role of fluid and blood component treatment in hemodynamic
insufficiency
6. Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in hemodynamic assessment of newborns in improving
short- and long-term outcomes
7. Hemodynamic changes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Prevention and treatment of BPD
8. Caveats in the management of hemodynamics during neonatal surgery and anesthesia
9. Cardiopulmonary interaction: Effects of different modes of ventilation on neonatal
hemodynamics
10. Circulatory changes and hemodynamic assessment of newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis
11. Diagnosis and management of phenotypic profiles in pulmonary hypertension-associated
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
12. Hemodynamic management of vein of Galen malformation and other AV Malformations
13. Hemodynamics in fetal hydrops - etiologies, assessment, and management
14. Hemodynamic assessment and management of the neonate during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Circulatory changes in the newborn period have profound effects on the well-being of the newborn and inadvertent management strategies may have deleterious consequences in later life. Cerebral autoregulation is an essential component of hemodynamic balance and failure to achieve it may result in brain injury. These effects are more pronounced in preterm infants and with the degree of prematurity. Myocardial function is paramount to normal circulation and changes in myocardial function may result in disrupted hemodynamics and circulatory failure. Therefore, optimal management of hemodynamics especially in the preterm neonate includes assessment of myocardial dysfunction as well as peripheral findings of circulatory failure. Assessment of various organ systems including the brain, heart, lungs, intestines, and skin may help in the diagnosis and management of hemodynamic problems. These can be achieved by utilizing pulse oximeter, near-infrared spectroscopy, blood pressure measurements, functional echocardiography, cranial ultrasonography including doppler studies, lung ultrasonography, and intestinal ultrasonography. The status of ductus arteriosus, preload and afterload of the heart, and starting or discontinuing inotropes should all be managed within the context of hemodynamic assessment.
Although hemodynamic changes and features are the basics of neonatal physiology, they have been overlooked for a long time. There is a recent growing interest in this issue. Hemodynamic changes in the transition period and thereafter may affect diseases such as intraventricular hemorrhage, pulmonary hypertension, necrotizing enterocolitis, myocardial dysfunction, and circulatory changes in general. We aim to discuss each of these topics with a specific emphasis on hemodynamic features.
We welcome manuscripts addressing the following themes:
1. Cerebral autoregulation and hemodynamic changes in the development of intraventricular
hemorrhage in premature brain
2. Pathophysiology and management of catecholamine-resistant hypotension in newborn
3. Diagnosing and managing pre-operative hemodynamic changes in congenital heart diseases
presenting in the neonatal period
4. Advance hemodynamic monitoring and management of newborns in septic shock
5. Hypovolemic shock: Role of fluid and blood component treatment in hemodynamic
insufficiency
6. Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in hemodynamic assessment of newborns in improving
short- and long-term outcomes
7. Hemodynamic changes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Prevention and treatment of BPD
8. Caveats in the management of hemodynamics during neonatal surgery and anesthesia
9. Cardiopulmonary interaction: Effects of different modes of ventilation on neonatal
hemodynamics
10. Circulatory changes and hemodynamic assessment of newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis
11. Diagnosis and management of phenotypic profiles in pulmonary hypertension-associated
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
12. Hemodynamic management of vein of Galen malformation and other AV Malformations
13. Hemodynamics in fetal hydrops - etiologies, assessment, and management
14. Hemodynamic assessment and management of the neonate during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
