Abstract:Preterm newborns weighing less than 1500 g (very low birth weight infants, VLBW) represent a critical population with high prevalence of morbidities, often requiring hemodynamic stabilization. Dopamine is a natural cathecolamine widely used for this purpose because it exerts pleiotropic anti-shock effects on cardiovascular, renal and endocrine systems, acting on adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors. Dopamine is a first choice drug in VLBW infants for inotropic support and optimisation of renal and splanchnic … Show more
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