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- Title
Limited effects of intravenous paracetamol on patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants with contraindications for ibuprofen or after ibuprofen failure.
- Authors
Roofthooft, Daniëlla; Beynum, Ingrid; Klerk, Johan; Dijk, Monique; Anker, John; Reiss, Irwin; Tibboel, Dick; Simons, Sinno; Roofthooft, Daniëlla W E; van Beynum, Ingrid M; de Klerk, Johan C A; van Dijk, Monique; van den Anker, John N; Reiss, Irwin K M; Simons, Sinno H P
- Abstract
<bold>Unlabelled: </bold>Finding the optimal pharmacological treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm neonates remains challenging. There is a growing interest in paracetamol as a new drug for PDA closure. In this prospective observational cohort study, we evaluated the effectiveness of intravenous paracetamol in closing a PDA in very low birth weight infants with a hemodynamically significant PDA who either did not respond to ibuprofen or had a contraindication for ibuprofen. They received high-dose paracetamol therapy (15 mg/kg/6 h intravenous) for 3-7 days. Cardiac ultrasounds were performed before and 3 and 7 days after treatment. Thirty-three patients were included with a median gestational age of 25(1/7) weeks (IQR 1.66), a median birth weight of 750 g (IQR 327), and a median postnatal age of 14 days (IQR 12). Paracetamol was ineffective in 27/33 patients (82 %). Even more, after previous exposure to ibuprofen, this was even 100 %.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>In this study, paracetamol after ibuprofen treatment failure was not effective for PDA closure in VLBW infants. From the findings of this study, paracetamol treatment for PDA closure cannot be recommended for infants with a postnatal age >2 weeks. Earlier treatment with paracetamol for PDA might be more effective.
- Subjects
CONTRAINDICATIONS; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; IBUPROFEN; ACETAMINOPHEN; LOW birth weight; GESTATIONAL age; PREMATURE infants; INTRAVENOUS therapy; LONGITUDINAL method; PATENT ductus arteriosus; TREATMENT effectiveness; NONOPIOID analgesics; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 174, Issue 11, p1433
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00431-015-2541-5