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Gastric perforation associated with indomethacin therapy in a pre‐term infant.
Author(s) -
GRAY PETER H.,
PEMBERTON PATRICK J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1980.tb02490.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , ductus arteriosus , term (time) , pediatrics , surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , punching , metallurgy
. This is a case report of a pre‐term infant who developed a gastric perforation fifteen hours after receiving oral indomethacin treatment for the pharmacological closure of a patent ductus arteriosus. This observation of a possible causal relationship between indomethacin and gastric perforation reaffirms the need for caution when using this drug in pre‐term infants.