A NEW SCORING SYSTEM FOR PREDICTION OF PDA

Can a New Scoring System Predict Hemodynamically Significant PDA Diagnosis and Treatment Requirement for Extremely Preterm Newborns Earlier

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an important morbidity of that the diagnosis and treatment is controversy in premature infants. A number of scoring systems have been developed, including the findings of echocardiography on the diagnosis and treatment of PDA. This study aimed to develop a new clinical scoring system that will enable the rapid, standard and noninvasive evaluation of hemodynamically significant PDA earlier, without relying on echocardiographic findings in premature babies with extremely low birth weight, and to determine the role of this scoring system in early diagnosis and treatment.

This study aimed to develop a new clinical scoring system that will enable the rapid, standard and noninvasive evaluation of hemodynamically significant PDA earlier, without relying on echocardiographic findings in premature babies with extremely low birth weight, and to determine the role of this scoring system in early diagnosis and treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• informed consent obtained from parents
• extremely preterm infants
• infants born before 28 gestational week

Exclusion Criteria:

• lack of informed consent
• chromosomal abnormality
• cardiovascular abnormality