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Bedside surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight premature infants: limited upper ministernotomy as an alternative approach
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  • Muhammet Akyuz,
  • Onur Işık,
  • Ilker Mercan,
  • Meltem Cakmak
Muhammet Akyuz
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital

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Onur Işık
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
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Ilker Mercan
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
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Meltem Cakmak
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
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Abstract

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially in very low birth weight infants.The aim of the present study was to evaluate outcomes of bedside surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus via limited upper ministernotomy as an alternative approach to thoracotomy. Material and Method: A total of 23 low birth weight premature infants who underwent bedside ligation of PDA in the neonatal intensive care unit January 2017 to April 2020, were enrolled. The patients were divided into two groups: those with thoracotomy(n=13) and those with limited upper ministernotomy(n=10).These patients were evaluated retrospectively in terms of clinical and preoperative,intraoperative,postoperative parameters between the groups. Results: Mean birth weight was 1059±275 grams in the thoracotomy group and 1035±285 grams in the ministernotomy group. There was no statistically significant difference in the age at surgery,weight at surgery,preoperative MV support,inotropic score onset of surgery and total procedure time between the groups.There was a statistically significant difference in the hospital length of stay,postoperative MV time and complications in the intensive care unit in favor of the ministernotomy group(p=0.04,p=0.03,p=0.034 respectively).The study showed no statistically significant difference in the mortality rate between the two groups (2 patients in the thoracotomy group and 1 patient in the ministernotomy group). Conclusion:The limited upper ministernotomy is anatomically and technically feasible alternative to classical left posterolateral thoracotomy for bedside surgical PDA ligation.
09 Jul 2020Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
09 Jul 2020Submission Checks Completed
09 Jul 2020Assigned to Editor
10 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
03 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
24 Aug 20201st Revision Received
26 Aug 2020Submission Checks Completed
26 Aug 2020Assigned to Editor
26 Aug 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
30 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
31 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Accept
06 Dec 2020Published in Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 10.1111/jocs.15171