Randomized indomethacin trial for prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants
Ment L, Duncan C, Ehrenkranz R, Kleinman C, Pitt B, Taylor J, Scott D, Stewart W, Gettner P. Randomized indomethacin trial for prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1985, 107: 937-943. PMID: 3906073, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(85)80197-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhagePostnatal hoursDuctus arteriosusLow birth weight infantsIndomethacin-treated groupIndomethacin-treated infantsPlacebo-treated patientsBirth weight infantsInitiation of therapyPatent ductus arteriosusCardiac ultrasound studiesIndomethacin trialApgar scoreWeight infantsPreterm neonatesControl infantsGestational ageOverall incidenceCerebral microvasculatureSerum electrolytesUrinary outputBirth weightClotting functionsUltrasound study