PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dellagrammaticas, H D
AU  - Kapetanakis, J
AU  - Papadimitriou, M
AU  - Kourakis, G
TI  - Effect of body tilting on physiological functions in stable very low birthweight neonates.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.66.4_Spec_No.429
DP  - 1991 Apr 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 429--432
VI  - 66
IP  - 4 Spec No
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/66/4_Spec_No/429.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/66/4_Spec_No/429.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1991 Apr 01; 66
AB  - In babies of very low birth weight (less than 1500 g) we studied the effect of head up tilting on oxygenation, respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure (n = 23), on gastric emptying (n = 10), and on weight gain (n = 6). Head up tilting to 45 degrees achieved the best oxygenation at the angles studied, and decreased the respiratory and heart rates; there was no significant change in blood pressure. Residue in the stomach was also significantly less at 45 degrees, and the neonates' weight gain was higher. We conclude that nursing stable very low birthweight infants with a higher head up tilt than is conventional may have some advantages.