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Management of  Patent Dactus  Arteriosus Presented by   Dr. Paul Shubhra Prakash
 
There are 3 options for the treatment of PDA: Medical management  Catheter based procedure Surgery
Aims of treatment: To treat or prevent Heart failure. To prevent infective endocarditis. To prevent development of  pulmonary  vascular disease .
Medical   management: Conservative management: a. Fluid restriction b. Diuretic theraphy c. Adequate calorie d. Ventilator support  2 .  Drugs: Indomethacin Ibuprofen
Indications of drugs: Prophylactic:  Dose: 0.1 mg/kg/dose 24 hourly for 6 days Timing: usually within 1 st  24 hours of life. Indication: All infant <1250gm birth weight who have respiratory distress.
Therapeutic: Timing:   usually within 1 st  14 days of life. Indications: 1. If there is any clinical sign of PDA In preterm baby. 2.There are signs of overt failure or congestive cardic failure. 3. Re-treatment after failure of the first course indomethacin 4. Rcurrence of PDA after first course of indomethacin
Dose of Indomethacin: O.2mg/kg stat followed by 0.2 mg/kg/dose 12 hourly for 2 doses >7days and birth weight >1250gm  0.1 mg/kg/dose 12 hourly for 2 doses <7days and birth weight <1250gm
Adverse effect: Renal dysfunction Gastro-Intestinal bleeding Thrombocytopenia Periventricular Leucomalasia Contra-indication: Serum creatinine>1.8 mg/dl Renal or Gastrointestinal bleeding NEC Sepsis
Dose of Ibuprofen: Initial dose of 10mg/kg followed at 24 hour  intervals by two doses of 5mg/kg . As   Ibuprofen has less Adverse effect than   Indomethacin, So Ibuprofen is superior than Indomethacin.
Catheter-based  Procedures: Timing :   usually  done after  neonatal period
Indications: Small PDA with intra vascular coils. Moderate to Large PDA with a catheter  introduced sac into which several coils  are released or with an umbrella-like  device.
Device used in Catheter-Based Procedures:
Catheter procedure: Sedation  A small incision is given in the inner thigh A long, thin, flexible, hollow tube is inserted through the femoral vein Implantation of device to PDA through tube.
Catheter based procedure:
Catheter based procedure:
Surgery: Indications: A Premature or Full-term infant with  symptomatic heart failure from the PDA in  whom medical treatment has failed or in  whom there is a contraindication to the  use of drugs.  A PDA isn’t successfully closed by a  Catheter-based Procedure. Surgery is planned for treatment of related  Congenital heart defects.
Timing:  Usually after 6 months of  age. Procedure : Ligation and division of ductus via a  Thoracotomy.
Complications: Bleeding Pneumothorax Chylothorax Infection Thoracic scoliosis
Surgical repair of PDA:
Surgery of PDA
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