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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2021 Jan 21;106(4):446–455. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319705
Indication Hypoxemia, decreased cardiac function, normal blood pressure or hypotension that is either mild or can be treated with another agent
Dose 0.25 to 1.0 mcg/kg/min (a loading dose is optional 25-75 mcg/kg and carries a higher risk of hypotension)
Precautions May cause or worsen systemic hypotension due to vasodilation
Contraindications Significant systemic hypotension or vasodilatory shock
Renal dysfunction
Class of Recommendation IIb38 – Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence or opinion
Level of Evidence C – Consensus of opinion of the experts and/or small studies, retrospective studies, registries