Does echocardiography facilitate determination of hemodynamic significance attributable to the ductus arteriosus?
- 22 April 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 168 (8), 907-914
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-009-0983-3
Abstract
The assignment of hemodynamic significance to a patent ductus remains a challenge for neonatal intensivists. The impact is medical uncertainty and ongoing debate as to when treatment should be provided if ever.Keywords
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