Surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in a premature new born, performed in the neonate intensive care unit

H. Suciu¹, Irina Modrigan², Carmen Movileanu²

¹ Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare şi Transplant, secţia Chirurgie Cardiacă şi a Vaselor Mari Copii, Târgu Mureş
² Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare şi Transplant, secţia ATI, Târgu Mureş

Abstract

Patent ductus arteriosus in premature new born could be associated with complications, which are avoided by an early surgical closure in the operating room.
We report a 28 weeks premature neonate in whom 4 weeks after birth the surgical procedure was successfully performed in the Neonate Intensive Care Unit (NICU), using instruments and staff of the operating room (OR).
The decision of performing the procedure in NICU was supported by the long distance between the NICU and the OR and the increased risk of complications connected with transportation.
The advantages and risks of this approach are discussed.

Keywords: premature new born, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), surgical closure of PDA, neonate intensive care unit

Corecţia chirurgicală a canalului arterial persistent la un nou-născut prematur, efectuată în secţia de terapie intensivă neonatologică