|
| CASE SERIES |
|
| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 59
| Issue : 4 | Page : 312-314 |
Oral paracetamol in treatment of closure of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates
B Jasani, N Kabra, RN Nanavati
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
B Jasani
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.123164
We herewith report a case series of six premature neonates with hemodynamically significant paten ductus successfully treated with oral paracetamol. This is a first case series describing the use of oral paracetamol treatment patent ductus in preterm neonates from India. Further prospective randomized-controlled trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral paracetamol in the treatment of patent ductus in preterm neonates.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
