2007•Unpublished venueRequires access
premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia submitted to patent ductus arteriosus managemnent
Lílian Beani, Aírton Camacho Moscardini, Antônio Soares Souza, Arthur Soares, Souza
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Abstract
Objective: To assess thr ough high-r esolution computed tomography , the pulmonar y par enchyma of childr en born prematurely with both very low birth weight and patent ductus arteriosus, undergoing medical or surgical treatment who developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Methods: Between December 2006 and January 2007, 14 children born prematurely with a birth weight of less than 1500 g with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) were submitted to high-resoluti on computed tomography (HRCT). Patients were divided into two gr oups (Gr oup A = medical (n=6) and Gr oup B = surgical (n=8)) and all of them underwent surgical closure of the ductus arteriosus. The pool of patients was comprised of 9 baby boys and 5 baby girls who were 36.5±4.3 month-old. The HRCT were analyzed by two independent observers and quantified in each patient. The statistical analyses were assessed using the Mann-Whitney test and p<0.05 was