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