What question did this study set out to answer?

To review clinical evidence and provide guidance on the evaluation and treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.

April 28, 2025PEDIATRICSOpen Access

Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants

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SASusan W. AucottGreater Baltimore Medical Center ASArash SalavitabarNationwide Children's Hospital VLVictor Y. LevyKalispell Regional Medical Center

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Clinical review reveals no benefit from early ductal closure in preterm infants, indicating expectant monitoring should precede invasive interventions.

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To review clinical evidence and provide guidance on the evaluation and treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.
Synthesized findings from clinical trials evaluating conservative, pharmacologic, and interventional approaches to PDA in preterm infants.
Assessed diagnostic criteria, including echocardiography, and treatment modalities comprising ibuprofen, acetaminophen, transcatheter closure, and surgical ligation.
Prophylactic or early medical closure (<2 weeks of age) confers no clinical benefit over expectant management and is not recommended.
Evidence remains insufficient to define optimal management for infants with persistent hemodynamically significant PDA beyond 2 weeks of age.
Transcatheter closure is increasingly utilized over surgical ligation when medical closure fails or is contraindicated.

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Aucott et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80ff391325e503433c7463 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-071425

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Clinical review reveals no benefit from early ductal closure in preterm infants, indicating expectant monitoring should precede invasive interventions.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants

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