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SUBMITTER: DeMauro SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867206 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DeMauro Sara B SB Cohen Meryl S MS Ratcliffe Sarah J SJ Abbasi Soraya S Schmidt Barbara B
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 20130913 11
<h4>Aim</h4>To determine whether routine echocardiography increases diagnosis and treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and whether randomized nondisclosure is a feasible strategy for studying PDA management.<h4>Methods</h4>Two-centre, pilot randomized, controlled trial. 88 infants with birth weights ≤1250 grams and gestational ages ≤30 weeks were randomized to disclosure or nondisclosure of serial echocardiogram findings. Echocardiograms were performed at 3-5 and 7-10 days of life. The p ...[more]