TY - JOUR AU - Lee, LLeona CL AU - Tillett, Angela AU - Tulloh, Robert AU - Yates, Robert AU - Kelsall, Wilf PY - 2006 DA - 2006/05/11 TI - Outcome following patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants: a retrospective cohort analysis JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 15 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an important problem in premature infants. Surgical PDA ligation is usually only be considered when medical treatment has either failed or was contraindicated. The aims of our study were to determine the mortality and morbidity following patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants, and whether prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor (PSI) use prior to ligation affects outcome. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-6-15 DO - 10.1186/1471-2431-6-15 ID - Lee2006 ER -