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General Pediatrics Congress 2018

Current Pediatric Research

ISSN: 0971-9032

Volume 22

GENERAL PEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENT

MEDICINE AND NEONATOLOGY CONGRESS

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

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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

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.

Tariq Rushdi Alsafadi

East Jeddah Hospital, Saudi Arabia