Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.

Hypothermia

Reduced body temperature due to failed thermoregulation.


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PMID (PMCID)
21057354
MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
Rescue treatment with terlipressin in different scenarios of refractory hypotension in newborns and infants.
Filippi L, Gozzini E, Daniotti M, Pagliai F, Catarzi S, Fiorini P.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011;12(6):e237-41.
Two of them (one with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, the other with congenital diaphragmatic hernia) died in the following days for causes unrelated to hypotension; the third (on mild hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy) recovered.