Neurodevelopmental Follow-up at 36 Months' Corrected Age of Preterm Infants Treated With Prophylactic Indomethacin
Author(s) -
Robert J. Couser,
Ronald Hoekstra,
Teresa Ferrara,
Gregory B. Wright,
Allison K. Cabalka,
John E. Connett
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.154.6.598
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , placebo , bayley scales of infant development , pediatrics , prophylactic treatment , birth weight , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , low birth weight , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , alternative medicine , cognition , pathology , psychiatry , biology , psychomotor learning
Previous reports have suggested that prophylactic indomethacin decreases cerebral blood flow and may play a role in the development of ischemic brain injury and developmental handicaps.
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