Therapeutic strategy of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely preterm infants

• Main Authors: Bai-Horng Su (Author), Hsiang-Yu Lin (Author), Hsiao-Yu Chiu (Author), Ming-Luen Tsai (Author), Yin-Ting Chen (Author), I-Chun Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The ductus arteriosus is likely to close without treatment in most infants born at gestational age (GA) > 28 weeks (73%), and those with birth weight > 1000 g (94%). However, the rates of spontaneous ductal closure among less mature or smaller infants with respiratory distress syndrome are not...