Bedside PDA ligation in premature infants less than 28 weeks and 1000 grams
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Bedside PDA ligation in premature infants less than 28 weeks and 1000 grams
BACKGROUND PDA(Patent ductus arteriosus) is a common and clinically important condition which is presented with a number of hemodynamic and respiratory problems such as intraventricular hemorrhage, pulmonary hemorrhage and necrotizing enterocolitis due to increased pulmonary blood flow and stealing from systemic circulation. The incidence of PDA among the infants that were born before the 28th ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-016-0539-3