Table 2. Efficacy of paracetamol and ibuprofen treatments.
| Paracetamol group (n = 80) | Ibuprofen group (n = 80) | P value | |
| Overall closure rate, n (%) | 65(81.2%) | 63(78.8%) | 0.693 |
| Primary closure rate | 45(56.3%) | 38(47.5%) | 0.268 |
| Secondary closure rate | 20 (25%) | 25(31.3%) | 0.379 |
| Reopening after closure | 5(7.7%) | 6(9.5%) | 0.712 |
| Reclosure rate a | 4 (80%) | 4(66.7%) | 0.621 |
| Mean days needed for closure | 3.22±0.14 | 3.71±0.16 | 0.020 |
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Ductal closure rate after continuing drug treatment among infants with ductal reopening.