The use of inotropes does not change the agreement of invasive vs. non-invasive blood pressure in preterm neonates

Purpose: Blood pressure constitutes an important parameter in the assessment of the cardiovascular status in preterm infants. Invasive arterial blood pressure (IBP) is considered the „gold-standard“, but non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) is used frequently in preterm infants. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the degree of agreement of mean IBP and mean NIBP arterial blood pressure measurements in 3 subsets of preterm infants (>1500 grams; 1000–1500 grams, and