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Application of NPE in the assessment of a patent ductus arteriosus.
Pediatric research - 1 Jul 2018
van Laere David, van Overmeire Bart, Gupta Samir, El-Khuffash Afif, Savoia Marilena, McNamara Patrick J, Schwarz Christoph E, de Boode Willem P
Abstract excerpt
In many preterm infants, the ductus arteriosus remains patent beyond the first few days of life. This prolonged patency is associated with numerous adverse outcomes, but the extent to which these adverse outcomes are attributable to the hemodynamic consequences of ductal patency, if at all, has not been established. Different treatment strategies have failed to improve short-term outcomes, with a paucity of data...
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