Paracetamol-responsive patent ductus arteriosus in a late preterm very low birth weight neonate at 4 weeks postnatal age
Pharmacological closure with cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors, such as indomethacin and ibuprofen, forms the first line of treatment for a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm neonates. However, their efficacy decreases with increasing postnatal and postconceptual age. Paracetamol is gaining acc...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2016;volume=7;issue=2;spage=131;epage=132;aulast= |