PDA management in preterm infants: keep your hands off the ductus!

• Principais autores: Paolo Giliberti (Autor), Chiara De Leonibus (Autor), Giovanni Chello (Autor), Daniela Magri (Autor), Lucia Giordano (Autor), Massimiliano De Vivo (Autor), Alfredo Santantonio (Autor), Paola Giliberti (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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The current management of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants is fundamentally aimed at the closure of ductus through the cyclooxygenase (Cox)-inhibitors or surgical ligation in case of failure. Although the role of surgical approach to morbidity and mortality remains unclear, measur...