Randomized low-dose indomethacin trial for prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight neonates
Ment L, Duncan C, Ehrenkranz R, Kleinman C, Taylor K, Scott D, Gettner P, Sherwonit E, Williams J. Randomized low-dose indomethacin trial for prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight neonates. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1988, 112: 948-955. PMID: 3373405, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(88)80225-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageGerminal matrixPostnatal hoursUrinary outputDay 5Placebo-controlled prospective trialLow birth weight neonatesDuctus arteriosus shuntIndomethacin-treated infantsSerum indomethacin levelsBirth weight neonatesCardiac ultrasound studiesAdequate urinary outputGroups of infantsIndomethacin trialStudy medicationApgar scorePreterm neonatesProspective trialWeight neonatesDuctus arteriosusGestational ageSerum electrolytesBirth weightPatent ductus