Inotropes for preterm infants: fifty years on are we any wiser?
| dc.contributor.author | Garvey, Aisling A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kooi, Elisabeth M. W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dempsey, Eugene M. | |
| dc.contributor.funder | Seventh Framework Programme | |
| dc.contributor.funder | Science Foundation Ireland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-02T10:16:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-02T10:16:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | For almost half a century, inotropes have been administered to preterm infants with the ultimate goal of increasing their blood pressure. A number of trials, the majority of which focused on dopamine administration, have demonstrated increased blood pressure following inotrope administration in preterm infants and have led to continued use of inotropes in our neonatal units. We have also seen an increase in the number of potential agents available to the clinician. However, we now know that hypotension is a much broader concept than blood pressure alone, and our aim should instead be focused on improving end organ perfusion, specifically cerebral perfusion. Only a limited number of studies have incorporated the organ-relevant hemodynamic changes and long-term outcomes when assessing inotropic effects in neonates, the majority of which are observational studies or have a small sample size. In addition, important considerations, including the developing/maturing adrenergic receptors, polymorphisms of these receptors, and other differences in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of preterm infants, are only recently being recognized. Certainly, there remains huge variation in practice. The lack of well-conducted randomized controlled trials addressing these relevant outcomes, along with the difficulty executing such RCTs, leaves us with more questions than answers. This review provides an overview of the various inotropic agents currently being used in the care of preterm infants, with a particular focus on their organ/cerebral hemodynamic effects both during and after transition. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.articleid | 88 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Garvey, A. A., Kooi, E. M. W. and Dempsey, E. M. (2018) 'Inotropes for preterm infants: fifty years on are we any wiser?', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 6, 88 (7pp). doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00088 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fped.2018.00088 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 7 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2296-2360 | |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Frontiers in Pediatrics | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/5960 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 6 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers Media SA | en |
| dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2272/IE/Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT)/ | |
| dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::HEALTH/260777/EU/Management of Hypotension In the Preterm Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn/THE HIP TRIAL | |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00088/full | |
| dc.rights | © 2018, Garvey, Kooi and Dempsey. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Neonatology | en |
| dc.subject | Hypotension | en |
| dc.subject | Inotropes | en |
| dc.subject | Preterm infants | en |
| dc.subject | Blood pressure | en |
| dc.subject | End organ perfusion | en |
| dc.title | Inotropes for preterm infants: fifty years on are we any wiser? | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
