1129 Surgical Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants. Ten-Year Experience with Ligation in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit

S. Galletti, A. Cosentino, A. Malavolti, E. Macthey, G. Faldella
2012 Archives of Disease in Childhood  
Abstracts neonates with pulmonary atresia had central or peripheral shunt operations. 51, 2% of the neonates were discharged while 12.8% of them were discharged due to request of the family. Three of the neonates who had arteriel switch operation and 11 neonates who had shunt operation were discharged. Early recognition of infants with congenital heart disease that has high mortality and morbidity in neonatal period and implementation of early intervention in patients with ductus-dependent
more » ... defects was considered to have a positive effect on prognosis. CARDIOVASCULAR AND HORMONAL RESPONSES TO HYPOXIC STRESS IN THE PRETERM PIGLET
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1129 fatcat:6vobnxse6nexnlvb5224xqh4aq