Use of intravenous paracetamol for patent ductus arteriosus closure in preterm and very low birth infants

Introduction: The patent ductus arteriosus contributes to common morbidities in premature infants.Ductal closure may require pharmocological management and/or surgical ligation up to 70% of time in extremely low birth infants. Ductal closure utilising NSAIDs has many adverse effects related to their...

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Main Author: Thillathunisa Abdulkather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731518301568