Ngubane-Mwandla, Nokukhanya Ayanda2020-10-292020-10-292019https://hdl.handle.net/10539/29901A 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, 2019A 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.enThesis