Patent Ductus Ateriosus Latest Topicshttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/forum/186-patent-ductus-ateriosus/Patent Ductus Ateriosus Latest Topicsen6/7/2026https://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/3501-672026/A 26-week gestational age (GA) infant is noted to have a 2mm diameter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with left-to-right shunting. The best next step in the management of the PDA for this infant should be:

 

a Ibuprofen

 

b Acetaminophen

 

c Thoracoscopic ligation

 

d Observation

 

e Percutaneous catheter closure

]]>3501Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:14:35 +0000During PDA ligationhttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/3253-during-pda-ligation/FAEDE031-57D7-4DDF-B01F-77F2D28E1B44.jpg.41ffcda88c563f1293e10f2fbcf7c119.jpg]]>3253Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:23:45 +0000Thoracoscopic PDA ligationhttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/2199-thoracoscopic-pda-ligation/see video link in second post

 

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]]>2199Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:23:07 +0000regarding PDA ligationhttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/3068-regarding-pda-ligation/2023-12-16_11-29-30.jpg.31c1a4658fa32c0a68f5944827ef5dc4.jpg]]>3068Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:32:26 +0000PDA ligationhttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/2458-pda-ligation/see video link in second post

 

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]]>2458Tue, 26 Oct 2021 03:45:58 +0000a case of PDAhttps://pediatricsurgeryclub.com/topic/1452-a-case-of-pda/[size=20px]A five-day old infant born at 28 weeks gestation develops respiratory distress and a continuous cardiac murmur. Echocardiography confirms a large patent ductus arterioisus (PDA) with left to right shunting. Medical closure of PDA with indomethacin poses an increased risk of

 

A intraventricular hemorrhage.

 

B pulmonary hemorrhage.

 

C chronic lung disease.

 

D focal intestinal perforation.

 

E necrotizing enterocolitis.[/size]

 

First one with correct answer with justification win.

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