Prophylactic indomethacin in extremely premature infants between 23 and 24 weeks gestation

Autor: Hitomi Sakai, Masami Mizobuchi, Mayumi Yoshikata, Hideto Nakao, Masaaki Ueda, Seiji Yoshimoto
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Pediatrics International. 52:374-377
ISSN: 1442-200X
1328-8067
Popis: Background: In extremely premature infants, the presence of a left-to-right shunt through a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) increases the risks of pulmonary hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, renal failure, and chronic lung disease. Conservative management induces spontaneous ductus closure in
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