In this study, the investigators aim to validate a non-invasive marker of fluid-responsiveness in preterm infants (term below 37 gestational week) with acute circulatory failure based on standardized abdominal compression. This would allow physicians to identify which patient could benefit from a fluid expansion, thus avoiding a potentially useless or even dangerous fluid expansion, leading to fluid overload. To this end, the investigators will evaluate the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of stroke volume variation induced by standardized abdominal compression for the diagnosis of fluid responsiveness (based on the gold-standard test: significant increase in cardiac index after fluid expansion).
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Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value) of the index test (ΔSVi-AC) for the diagnosis of fluid responsiveness,
Timeframe: after abdominal compression, 30 minutes to 4 hours after baseline