Survey of PDA management in very low birth weight infants across Italy.

Benjamim FicialIuri CorsiniStefano FiocchiFederico SchenaIrma CapolupoRosa Maria CerboManuela CondòDaniela DoniSimona La PlacaSalvatore PorzioKatia RossiSabrina SalvadoriMarilena Savoianull null

Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2020)

Significant variations exist in the management of PDA in Italy. Conservative strategy and targeted treatment to infants older than 24 h with echocardiographic signs of hemodynamic significance seemed to be the most adopted approach.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
left ventricular
cross sectional
heart failure
cancer therapy
mitral valve
combination therapy
atrial fibrillation
replacement therapy