Association between Platelet Counts before and during Pharmacological Therapy for Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Treatment Failure in Preterm Infants

• Main Authors: Hannes Sallmon (Author), Sven C. Weber (Author), Juliane Dirks (Author), Tamara Schiffer (Author), Tamara Klippstein (Author), Anja Stein (Author), Ursula Felderhoff-Müser (Author), Boris Metze (Author), Georg Hansmann (Author), Christoph Bührer (Author), Malte Cremer (Author), Petra Koehne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe role of platelets for mediating closure of the ductus arteriosus in human preterm infants is controversial. Especially, the effect of low platelet counts on pharmacological treatment failure is still unclear.MethodsIn this retrospective study of 471 preterm infants [<1,500 g birth w...