Title: Role of echocardiography monitoring in oral ibuprofen for treating patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of echocardiography monitoring in oral ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) in preterm infants.Methods A total of 142 preterm infants within 7 days after birth was randomized into two groups of A(82 cases,teated with oral ibuprofen) and B(60 cases,without ibuprofen).All infants were diagnosed with PDA(5 mm in diameter of the ductus arteriosus).The closure rate of the ductus was calculated.Results In the cases with diameter of the ductus 3 mm,the closure rate was 90.3% in group A,which was higher than 67.5% in group B(P0.05).In the cases with diameter of the ductus 3-5 mm,the closure rate was 30.0% in group A,which was higher than 15.0% in group B(P0.05).Conclusion Echocardiography is valuable in evaluating the efficacy of oral ibuprofen therapy and guiding the selection of treatment in preterm infants with PDA.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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