Increasing Mean Arterial Blood Pressure and Heart Rate With Catecholaminergic Drugs Does Not Improve the Microcirculation in Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Abstract

Catecholaminergic drug support with dopamine, norepinephrine, and/or epinephrine improved macrocirculatory function but did not improve the microcirculation in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The microcirculation was not only impaired but it also predicted poor outcome.