Interventions for Persisting Ductus Arteriosus in the Preterm Infant

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Obladen, Michael (Editor), Koehne, Petra (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Cardiology.; Pediatrics.; Pediatric surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Pediatric Surgery.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

Over the past few years a remarkably rapid evolution in the professional level of neonatology and in the survival of immature infants has been witnessed. Persisting ductus arteriosus is common in this population and is associated with impaired longterm outcome. Many uncertainties exist concerning in...