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Lung ultrasound score in the decision of patent ductus arteriosus closure in neonates.

Mustafa OzdemirTugay TepeFerda OzlüHacer Yapıcıoğlu YıldızdaşAnıl AtmısFadli Demirİlker ÜnalNejat Narli
Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2024)
We observed that LUS scores in patients with hemodynamically insignificant PDA treated with closure therapy were similar to in patients with hemodynamically significant PDA. Thus, LUS score can have role in PDA closure in preterm neonates. However, more comprehensive studies are needed.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth
  • decision making
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • cell therapy
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound