TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant Treated with Ibuprofen
AU - Sehgal, Arvind
AU - Kumarshingri, Prasanna S N
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Presence of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus is common in small preterm infants and ibuprofen is commonly used for its medical closure. While efficacy is comparable to indomethacin, there are a few case reports of severe hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension following prophylactic ibuprofen administration. Possible mechanisms of occurrence of this complication in a preterm infant are discussed.
AB - Presence of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus is common in small preterm infants and ibuprofen is commonly used for its medical closure. While efficacy is comparable to indomethacin, there are a few case reports of severe hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension following prophylactic ibuprofen administration. Possible mechanisms of occurrence of this complication in a preterm infant are discussed.
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12098-012-0829-2
U2 - 10.1007/s12098-012-0829-2
DO - 10.1007/s12098-012-0829-2
M3 - Article
VL - 80
SP - 697
EP - 699
JO - Indian Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Indian Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0019-5456
IS - 8
ER -