Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan

Background: The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in very preterm infants is controversial. This study focused on preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation and analyzed the association between various PDA treatments and clinical outcomes. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort st...

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Main Authors: Hao-Wei Chung, Shu-Ting Yang, Fu-Wen Liang, Hsiu-Lin Chen
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Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
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description Background: The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in very preterm infants is controversial. This study focused on preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation and analyzed the association between various PDA treatments and clinical outcomes. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation between 2016 and 2019 at 22 hospitals in the Taiwan Premature Infant Follow-up Network. We categorized the infants into four groups according to treatment strategies: medication, primary surgery, medication plus surgery, or conservative treatment. Results: A total of 1244 infants presented with PDA, and 761 (61.1%) were treated. Medication was the predominant treatment (50.0%), followed by conservative treatment (38.9%), medication plus surgery (7.6%), and primary surgery (3.5%). The risk of mortality was not reduced in the active treatment group compared to the conservative treatment group. There was a higher prevalence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and any degree of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in both the primary surgery and medication plus surgery groups than in the conservative treatment group. After adjustment, both the primary surgery and medication plus surgery groups still had higher odds ratios for the occurrence of NEC and any degree of BPD. Conclusions: Compared with active PDA treatment, conservative treatment for PDA did not increase the risk of mortality and morbidity in very preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation. The risks and benefits of surgery (PDA ligation) in these infants must be considered cautiously.
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spelling doaj-art-9e1eb21f79004c03b903ea86b84b28cc2025-08-20T02:20:30ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722023-07-0164441141910.1016/j.pedneo.2022.12.004Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in TaiwanHao-Wei Chung0Shu-Ting Yang1Fu-Wen Liang2Hsiu-Lin Chen3Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Center for Big Data Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital,100, TzYou 1st Rd., Kaohsiung City 80756, Taiwan.Background: The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in very preterm infants is controversial. This study focused on preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation and analyzed the association between various PDA treatments and clinical outcomes. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation between 2016 and 2019 at 22 hospitals in the Taiwan Premature Infant Follow-up Network. We categorized the infants into four groups according to treatment strategies: medication, primary surgery, medication plus surgery, or conservative treatment. Results: A total of 1244 infants presented with PDA, and 761 (61.1%) were treated. Medication was the predominant treatment (50.0%), followed by conservative treatment (38.9%), medication plus surgery (7.6%), and primary surgery (3.5%). The risk of mortality was not reduced in the active treatment group compared to the conservative treatment group. There was a higher prevalence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and any degree of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in both the primary surgery and medication plus surgery groups than in the conservative treatment group. After adjustment, both the primary surgery and medication plus surgery groups still had higher odds ratios for the occurrence of NEC and any degree of BPD. Conclusions: Compared with active PDA treatment, conservative treatment for PDA did not increase the risk of mortality and morbidity in very preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks of gestation. The risks and benefits of surgery (PDA ligation) in these infants must be considered cautiously.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957222002741bronchopulmonary dysplasiaconservative treatmentnecrotizing enterocolitispatent ductus arteriosus treatmentpreterm infant
spellingShingle Hao-Wei Chung
Shu-Ting Yang
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Hsiu-Lin Chen
Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
Pediatrics and Neonatology
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
conservative treatment
necrotizing enterocolitis
patent ductus arteriosus treatment
preterm infant
title Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
title_full Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
title_fullStr Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
title_short Clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in Taiwan
title_sort clinical outcomes of different patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks in taiwan
topic bronchopulmonary dysplasia
conservative treatment
necrotizing enterocolitis
patent ductus arteriosus treatment
preterm infant
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957222002741
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