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Neonatal hypotension
Neonatal hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure in newborns, mainly preterm infants, affecting about 50% of VLBW babies in the NICU; no standard definition exists, and dopamine, dobutamine, and hydrocortisone are main treatments.
Persistent fetal circulation
Persistent fetal circulation, also called persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), is failure of fetal-to-neonatal circulatory transition causing right-to-left shunting, cyanosis, and refractory hypoxemia in about 1–2 per 1,000 live births.