To define the characteristics of hemodynamically significant PDA by echocardiography, to investigate the systemic effects of the ductus with cerebral and renal Doppler flow studies, and to determine the oxygen consumption in the cerebral tissue with NIRS in newborns below 32 weeks of age with PDA.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
70
Ecocardiography at 1st, 3rd and 7th day of life Doppler US (cranial and renal) at 1st, 3rd and 7th day of life Near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring after birth during first 3-days of life
Özlem Bayram
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGDiameter of PDA
Measurement the diameter of ductus in mm/weight using echocardiography
Time frame: 1 year
Velosity of PDA
Measurement the velosity of ductus using CW doppler on ecocardiyograpy
Time frame: 1 year
Left ventricule expansion
Measurement left ventricule end diastolic and end systolic diameter, left atrium/aort ratio on ecocardiography
Time frame: 1 year
Velocity of internal carotid arteries, middle carotid arteries, anterior cerebral arteries and renal arteries
Measurement velocity of internal carotid arteries, middle carotid arteries, anterior cerebral arteries and renal arteries using doppler ultrasonography
Time frame: 1 year
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