Outcome of patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants in the East of England: a prospective cohort study

Abstract

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants is associated with low mortality and complication rates; however, there is a high incidence of neonatal morbidity. Surgical capacity for patent ductus arteriosus ligation needs to be carefully planned nationally as the duration of ‘‘waiting time’’ and transport to another surgical centre could adversely affect outcomes in this high-risk population.

Unilateral vocal cord paralysis after surgical closure of a patent ductus arteriosus in extremely preterm infants

“…There is a wide variation (0.7–67%) in the recorded incidence of LVCP post PDA ligation, as summarised in Table . The incidence (31%) of LVCP in the current study is comparable to that reported in the literature.…”

“…There is a wide variation (0.7-67%) in the recorded incidence of LVCP post PDA ligation, as summarised in Table 4. 3,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] The incidence (31%) of LVCP in the current study is comparable to that reported in the literature. Our study included infants less than 29 weeks gestation and the nasopharyngolaryngoscopy was done only if the infants were deemed symptomatic by the attending clinician.…”

Maturation of the Coordination Between Respiration and Deglutition with and Without Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lesion in an Animal Model

“…Yet, the role of the RLN in respiration is more complex and less well understood[4]. While ample clinical [7, 42, 55] and basic [37] evidence document that RLN injury produces swallowing deficits, the exact mechanism of the performance problems remains elusive[34]. These results suggest that with detailed and fine-grained studies that include both respiration and swallowing have the potential to clarify this relationship.…”

Use of Amplatzer vascular plugs and Amplatzer duct occluder II additional sizes for occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus: A multi‐institutional study

“…Overall, the most frequent complication in the series was LPA stenosis (4.3% of cases), with no difference between PDA morphology or between patients greater or less than 5 kg. Compared to surgical ligation, the incidence of LPA stenosis is higher with device closure; however, complications such as pneumothorax, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, and chylothorax exist with surgical PDA ligation …”