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. 2020 Jul 17;8:372. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00372

Table 2.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Written informed consent of parents/guardians Major congenital malformations or chromosomopathies
GA ≤ 30 weeks Imminent death
Postnatal age ≤ 2 weeks Impossible or erroneous randomization
Need for ventilatory support Participation in another clinical trial with medication
Birth or arrival in participating hospital within the period of application of the treatment Diuresis <1 mL/kg/h in the 8 h prior to treatment or creatinine >1.8 mg/dL
First episode of hsPDA Platelets <50,000/μL or active hemorrhage (tracheal, digestive, or renal)
Recent (past 48 h) IVH (grades 3–4)
Septic shock
Severe hyperbilirubinemia or severe coagulopathy or liver failure
Active NEC or intestinal perforation