Acta Pædiatrica ISSN 0803-5253
REGULAR ARTICLE
Preterm infants who later require duct ligation show different vital signs and pH in early postnatal life Manuel Steiner ([email protected])1, Ulrike Salzer-Muhar1,2, Vanessa Swoboda1, Lukas Unterasinger1, Sigrid Baumgartner1, Thomas Waldhoer3, Michaela Langgartner1, Katrin Klebermass-Schrehof1, Angelika Berger1 1.Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2.Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 3.Department of Epidemiology, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Keywords Ligation, Patent ductus, Preterm, Vital signs
ABSTRACT Aim: The study investigated early postnatal vital signs in very low birthweight (VLBW)
Correspondence M Steiner, MD, Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical €rtel 18-20, 1090 University of Vienna, W€ahringer Gu Vienna, Austria. Tel: 0043-1-40400-29300 | Fax: 0043-1-40400-29290 | Email: [email protected]
infants who later developed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). We hypothesised that the early postnatal course of vital signs and blood gas variables might differ between infants whose PDA closed spontaneously, those who responded to ibuprofen and those who later required PDA ligation. Methods: We analysed computerised records of VLBW infants born
REGULAR ARTICLE
Preterm infants who later require duct ligation show different vital signs and pH in early postnatal life Manuel Steiner ([email protected])1, Ulrike Salzer-Muhar1,2, Vanessa Swoboda1, Lukas Unterasinger1, Sigrid Baumgartner1, Thomas Waldhoer3, Michaela Langgartner1, Katrin Klebermass-Schrehof1, Angelika Berger1 1.Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2.Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 3.Department of Epidemiology, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Keywords Ligation, Patent ductus, Preterm, Vital signs
ABSTRACT Aim: The study investigated early postnatal vital signs in very low birthweight (VLBW)
Correspondence M Steiner, MD, Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical €rtel 18-20, 1090 University of Vienna, W€ahringer Gu Vienna, Austria. Tel: 0043-1-40400-29300 | Fax: 0043-1-40400-29290 | Email: [email protected]
infants who later developed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). We hypothesised that the early postnatal course of vital signs and blood gas variables might differ between infants whose PDA closed spontaneously, those who responded to ibuprofen and those who later required PDA ligation. Methods: We analysed computerised records of VLBW infants born
