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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on intravenous ibuprofen L-lysine for the early closure of nonsymptomatic patent ductus arteriosus within 72 hours of birth in extremely low-birth-weight infants
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Abstract
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| A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) ibuprofen (L-lysine) for the early closure of nonsymptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) within 72 hours of birth in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants with evidence of ductal shunting by echocardiogram. Eleven sites enrolled 136 infants with nonsymptomatic early PDA (gestational age < 30 weeks; body weight 500 to 1000 g) to receive a 3-day course (10 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, and 5 mg/kg) of IV ibuprofen (n = 68) or placebo (n = 68). Cardiac echocardiogram was performed on study days 1 and 14, and with rescue. Infants were followed to 36 weeks postconceptional age. Patient demographics, mean (standard deviation), were similar between ibuprofen and placebo: birth weight: 798.5 g (128.7) versus 797.3 g (132.8); gestational age: 26.1 weeks (1.3) versus 26.2 weeks (1.4); and age at first dose: 1.5 days (0.7). The intent-to-treat analysis of the primary endpoint, subjects rescued, died, or dropped through study day 14, was 21/68 (30.9%) with ibuprofen and 36/68 (52.9%) for placebo (p = 0.005). Death, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, daily fluid intake/output, liver function, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and retinopathy of prematurity did not differ. A trend toward decreased periventricular leukomalacia by ibuprofen was noted. IV ibuprofen was effective and safe in the early closure of PDA in preterm neonates. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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American journal of perinatology. - Stuttgart
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Publication
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Stuttgart
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2009
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0735-1631
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26
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(2009)
, p. 235-245
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000263680800011
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