Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22189742›Full record

ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011

Should we definitively abandon prophylaxis for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm new-borns?

Vassilios Fanos, Michele Pusceddu, Angelica Dessì, Maria Antonietta Marcialis

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Review in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prophylactic Indomethacin Revisited.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Persistent Ductus Arteriosus in Critically Ill Preterm Infants.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2016
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vassilios FanosNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericulture Institute And Neonatal Section, AOU University of Cagliari, Italy.
Michele Pusceddu
Angelica Dessì
Maria Antonietta Marcialis
University of Cagliari · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the prophylactic administration of indomethacin in extremely low-birth weight infants reduces the frequency of patent ductus arteriosus and severe intraventricular hemorrhage, it does not appear to provide any long-term benefit in terms of survival without neurosensory and cognitive outcomes. Considering the increased drug-induced reduction in renal, intestinal, and cerebral blood flow, the use of prophylaxis cannot be routinely recommended in preterm neonates. However, a better understanding of the genetic background of each infant may allow for individualized prophylaxis using NSAIDs and metabolomics.

Indexed as

Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsDuctus Arteriosus, PatentHumansIbuprofenIndomethacinInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Premature, DiseasesIntracranial HemorrhagesLigationCyclooxygenase InhibitorsIbuprofenIndomethacin

Identifiers

PMID22189742
PMCPMC3226612
OpenAlexW2011726785

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