[Final outcome of preterm neonates with and without surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus].

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the preterm neonate (PTN) with respiratory distress is frequent and there are controversies related to its medical and/or surgical treatment. The goal of the present study was to compare the outcome between the two groups of newborns with PDA, operated (group A) and not operated on (group B); and to determine the internal diameter (DI) in ductus arteriosus (DA) on outcome.

Material And Methods: The clinical records of PTN hospitalized from January 1999 to January 2002, discharged either by improvement or death, were retrolectively analyzed.