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Abstract
Blood pressure measurement became of great importance in modern
neonatal intensive care units not only for detection of hypotension but also
for monitoring of hypertension. There are many causes of neonatal
hypertension, the most common are renal causes coarctation of aorta,
congenital adrenal hyperplasia etc. Methods for blood pressure
measurement include indirect non-invasive methods and direct invasive
methods. Drug management of neonatal hypertension includes four
categories. ACE, B blockers, diuretics and calcium channel blockers.
Our study is a retrospective review done to high light the occurrence
of systemic hypertension among neonates admitted to the neonatal
intensive care unit of the Children’s Hospital, Cairo University, from
January ٢٠٠٦ to December ٢٠٠٦.