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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2024

Should we "eliminate" PDA shunt in preterm infants? A narrative review.

Aimann Surak, Amneet Sidhu, Joseph Y Ting

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Long-term outcomes in adults born preterm with symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aimann SurakDivision of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Amneet SidhuDivision of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Joseph Y TingDivision of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
University of Alberta · CAMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The patent ductus arteriosus frequently poses a significant morbidity in preterm infants, subjecting their immature pulmonary vascular bed to substantial volume overload. This, in turn, results in concurrent hypoperfusion to post-ductal organs, and subsequently alters cerebral blood flow. In addition, treatment has not demonstrated definitive improvements in patient outcomes. Currently, the optimal approach remains a subject of considerable debate with ongoing research controversy regarding the best approach. This article provides a comprehensive review of existing literature.

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Identifiers

PMID38379909
PMCPMC10876852
OpenAlexW4391570687

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Registered trials

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