Usefulness of Indomethacin for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Full-Term Infants
โ Scribed by Takeshi Takami; Hitoshi Yoda; Tadashi Kawakami; Hideshi Yamamura; Toshio Nakanishi; Makoto Nakazawa; Yukito Takei; Tasuku Miyajima; Akinori Hoshika
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Central blood flow (CBF) was estimated by an intravenous 133-xenon technique in six preterm infants before and after administration of indomethacin for closure of patent ductus arteriosus. CBF fell in all infants (range 12%-40%), the mean fall was 24% (P less than 0.005). Though none of the infants
Sixteen premature infants were treated with indomethacin, either orally or intravenously, in order to close a symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus requiring mechanical ventilation. Positive effect was obtained in 4 of the 10 orally treated patients and in 1 of the 6 with intravenous administration.