Open AccessRole of prophylactic surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants: Systematic review and implications for clinical practice
Author(s) -
Rafat Mosalli,
Khalid AlFaleh,
Bosco Paes
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.58313
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , low birth weight , ligation , clinical practice , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , family medicine , pregnancy , genetics , biology
To investigate the effectiveness and safety of prophylactic surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on mortality and morbidity of preterm infants weighing less than 1000 g at birth.