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We studied 16 preterm neonates with a mean gestational age (mean \u00b1 standard deviation) of 31 \u00b1 1.2 weeks (range: 29\u201333 weeks), birth weight of 1400 \u00b1 380 g (range: 625-2060 g), and postnatal age of 24 to 72 hours before and 1 and 2 hours after an oral loading dose of 25 mg\/kg pure caffeine. We investigated left ventricular output (LVO), cerebral blood flow velocity (BFV) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the anterior cerebral artery, and intestinal BFV of the celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery by Doppler sonography.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results. Mean BFV in the ICA decreased significantly 1 (17%) and 2 hours (22%) after caffeine administration. Mean BFV in the anterior cerebral artery showed a reduction of 14% after 2 hours. The mean BFV in the superior mesenteric artery decreased significantly 1 and 2 hours after caffeine administration (30%). Mean BFV in the celiac artery showed a significant reduction of 14% 1 hour after caffeine. No changes were observed in LVO, blood pressure, and heart rate.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion. Oral administration of a high loading dose of caffeine results in marked reduction of cerebral and intestinal BFV, without changing LVO, blood pressure, and heart rate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.109.5.784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,8,14]],"date-time":"2004-08-14T00:17:55Z","timestamp":1092442675000},"page":"784-787","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":105,"title":["Caffeine Impairs Cerebral and Intestinal Blood Flow Velocity in Preterm Infants"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"109","author":[{"given":"Christina","family":"Hoecker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mathias","family":"Nelle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Poeschl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bernd","family":"Beedgen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Otwin","family":"Linderkamp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"417","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2002,5,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021121006272823500_R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aranda JV, Gorman W, Bergsteinsson H, Gunn T. 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