Description |
1 online resource (xii, 162 pages) : color illustrations |
Contents |
Ductal Closure After Birth -- Morphological Aspects and New Insights -- Treatment Results After Ductal Closure in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants -- Echocardiographic Assessment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in the Preterm Infant -- Evaluation of the Open Duct Using Systolic Time Intervals and Doppler Sonography of Peripheral Arteries -- Competitive Inhibition of Bilirubin-Albumin Binding by Ibuprofen -- Controversies Around Treatment of the Open Duct -- High-Dose Therapy with Cyclooxygenase- Inhibitors for Symptomatic Persistent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterms -- Risks and Benefits of Aggressive and Conservative Approaches to the Management of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Infants -- Missing Data for an Evidence-Based Approach to the Treatment of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus A Small Selection of What We Do not Know Yet -- Summary of the Discussions During the International Workshop on "Controversies Around Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus." |
Summary |
The patent ductus arteriosus continues to pose a considerable challenge to clinicians and scientists alike. Why does it close spontaneously in most infants but remain open in others? How best can we select those infants who are most likely to benefit from treatment, i.e. are there echocardiographic criteria that would help in defining a more selective treatment approach? Would it be better to take an aggressive approach and prescribe prophylactic treatment to all extremely immature infants - and if so, what is the best way to define such a subgroup? Or should we be more restrictive in defining treatment indications and adopt a 'wait and see' policy in most, if not all, premature infants? Finally, are there data to suggest that one of the treatment approaches that are available to close the patent ductus arteriosus is superior to the other? This book deals with these questions and tries to give some answers, based on the evidence currently available. It is intended for neonatologists, pediatric cardiologists and researchers |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Patent ductus arteriosus -- Treatment
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Premature infants.
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent -- therapy
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent -- diagnosis
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Infant, Premature
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Médecine.
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Medicine
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Obstetrics
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Pediatrics
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Franz, Axel
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Koehne, P. (Petra)
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ISBN |
9783642206238 |
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3642206239 |
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9783642206221 |
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3642206220 |
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1283476797 |
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9781283476799 |
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9786613476791 |
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661347679X |
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