TABLE 2 :
Indication | % of respondents |
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Before closure to exclude the presence of ductal-dependent congenital heart lesions | 55 |
To confirm clinical findings regardless of condition of infant | 18 |
To confirm clinically suspected PDA in symptomatic infants | 18 |
Dysmorphic infants or infants with other congenital anomalies | 10 |
Recurrence of clinical signs after treatment for PDA | 10 |
Infants with a persistent murmur and no symptoms | 5 |
All premature infants with a heart murmur | 4 |
Routinely in infants weighing less than 1500 g | 4 |
Routinely in infants weighing less than 1000 g | 2 |
Failure of infant to wean from ventilator as expected | 1 |
Routine surveillance before discharge from nursery | 1 |
PDA Patent ductus arteriosus