A comprehensive program for preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus

Autor: Benjamin Waller, Judy Crawford, Shyam Sathanandam, Ranjit Philip, Leah Apalodimas, Jorden Cunningham
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Congenital Heart Disease. 14:90-94
ISSN: 1747-079X
DOI: 10.1111/chd.12705
Popis: OBJECTIVES Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common finding in preterm infants. A hemodynamically significant PDA may require intervention for closure. This article aims to describe a transcatheter PDA closure (TCPC) program for preterm infants and the components of a comprehensive outpatient follow-up strategy. SETTING A multidisciplinary team approach including neonatology, cardiology, anesthesiology, medical transport team, pulmonology, cardiac surgery, neurodevelopmental specialist, nutrition, speech therapy, social work, research collaborators, and other health care specialists is integral to the dedicated care and promotion of wellness of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. PATIENTS To date, we have performed TCPC on 134 ELBW infants weighing
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