Duration of indomethacin treatment of the preterm patent ductus arteriosus as directed by echocardiography

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Carmo, Kathryn Browning ^a,b   Evans, Nick ^a,c,d   Paradisis, Mary ^c,d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73949131443     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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