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Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2005;90:F189-FF189
© 2005 Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Fantoms

Ben Stenson, Associate Editor

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OPEN OR SHUT CASE?
Despite much meticulous research we are essentially still in the dark on what to do about the patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants. Should the medical treatment approach be prophylactic, symptomatic, or haemodynamic? Should surgical closure take place early, late, or not at all? Brooks et al describe their experience where duct surgery is not available and suggest that the time has come for trials to determine whether surgical closure after failed medical treatment confers any benefit at all. In a perspective on the subject, Fowlie reminds us that there is no evidence that any treatment of patent ductus arteriosus results in long term benefit and repeats the call for further definitive studies.
See pages 190 and 235


THE ASHINGTON EXPERIMENT
Hall and Wilkinson review the "Ashington experiment", in which a new neonatal service was set up, run entirely by Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (ANNP) with no paediatric medical staff on-site. They highlight . . . [Full text of this article]


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