A cross-sectional descriptive study of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight neonates at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital 2013-2016
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2019
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Ngubane-Mwandla, Nokukhanya Ayanda
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Abstract
A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is amongst the most frequently occurring complications of the premature neonate, especially those with accompanying lung disease.[1,2] Studies were conducted examining outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic hospital (CMJAH)[3]; no study has explored factors associated with a symptomatic PDA in VLBW neonates at CMJAH.
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A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Medicine to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 2019