PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS CLOSURE: EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER.
Diogo Remi Oliveira FaimJoaquim António Maia TiagoRui Jorge Simões CasteloAndreia Sofia Santos FranciscoRosa Ramalho AlvesAntónio Manuel Guerra Santos PiresPublished in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2020)
The national consensus published in 2010 for the diagnosis and treatment of PDA in preterm infants led to a decrease in the indication for closure. Pharmacological closure was the method of choice, followed by surgical ligation. Birthweight <1000 g and first cycle of pharmacologic treatment failure were associated with higher mortality.