Indomethacin prophylaxis or expectant treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants?
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Comparison of oral Ibuprofen and intravenous indomethacin for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants.
OBJECTIVE There are few published reports concerning the efficacy of oral ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Oral ibuprofen was compared to intravenous indomethacin regarding efficacy and safety in the treatment of PDA in infants weighting less than 1,000g at birth. METHOD This was a retrospective study in a single cente...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211659