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General Pediatrics Congress 2018
Current Pediatric Research
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ISSN: 0971-9032
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Volume 22
GENERAL PEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENT
MEDICINE AND NEONATOLOGY CONGRESS
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Tariq Rushdi Alsafadi, Curr Pediatr Res 2018, Volume 22 | DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C3-007
MANAGEMENT OF PATENT DUCTUS
ARTERIOSUS(PDA) IN PRETERM INFANTS
T
he aim of the presentation is to provide up to date management of PDA
in preterm infant. Neonatal practice is continuously changing with a de-
crease in both medical and surgical intervention. The increasing use of ante-
natal glucocorticoid therapy, postnatal surfactant therapy, and the adoption of
lower targets of oxygen saturation may have affected both the incidence and
impact of a clinically significant PDA shunt. Data are not available regarding
the natural course of an untreated PDA in neonatal centers where these prac-
tices have become standard of care. In addition, there are no randomized con-
trolled trials comparing long-term outcomes of the three different approach-
es. Therefore, it remains unclear which approach is most advantageous for
preterm infants and whether clinical parameters or settings may favor one
approach over another. This uncertainty has led to variation in the manage-
ment of PDA in preterm infants not only amongst different neonatal intensive
care units (NICU), but often within a single NICU.
Biography
Tariq Rushdi Alsafadi is a neonatology consultant
in east Jeddah hospital. He is a member of Saudi,
Arab and Jordanian boards of Pediatrics. He com-
pleted his saudi neonatal fellowship from king ab-
dulaziz university hospital. He has published four
studies in international journal.
tasafadi@hotmail.comTariq Rushdi Alsafadi
East Jeddah Hospital, Saudi Arabia