Comparative effectiveness and safety of indomethacin versus ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in extremely premature infants and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Medical management of PDA uses either indomethacin or ibuprofen. Despite numerous studies, uncertainty exists as to which drug is safer or more effective; we sought to fill...

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Veröffentlicht in:Study of serum leptin in well differentiated thyroid carcinoma: Correlation with patient and tumor characteristics. - 2014. - Amsterdam [u.a.]
1. Verfasser: Gulack, Brian C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Laughon, Matthew M. (BerichterstatterIn), Clark, Reese H. (BerichterstatterIn), Sankar, Meera N. (BerichterstatterIn), Hornik, Christoph P. (BerichterstatterIn), Brian Smith, P. (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Study of serum leptin in well differentiated thyroid carcinoma: Correlation with patient and tumor characteristics
Umfang:5
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Zusammenfassung:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in extremely premature infants and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Medical management of PDA uses either indomethacin or ibuprofen. Despite numerous studies, uncertainty exists as to which drug is safer or more effective; we sought to fill this knowledge gap.
Beschreibung:5
DOI:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.003