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Prophylactic intravenous indomethacin for preventing mortality and morbidity in preterm infants

BACKGROUND: Persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is associated with mortality and morbidity in preterm infants. Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors such as indomethacin promote PDA closure but also have potential side effects. The effect of the prophylactic use of indomethacin, where infants wh...

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Published in:Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Main Authors: Fowlie, Peter W, Davis, Peter G, McGuire, William
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2010
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045285/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20614421
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000174.pub2
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