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Table 3 Coexisting clinical conditions

From: Ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in low birth weight premature infants: timing for intervention and effectiveness of bed-side surgery

Co-existing clinical condition

<1000 gr

>1000 gr

Epilepsy

1/13

-

Pneumonia

3/13

1/13

Ophthalmic pathology

1/13

1/13

Thrombocytopenia

3/13

-

Neutropenia

1/13

-

Hydronephrosis

1/13

-

Congenital hypothyroidism

2/13

-

Hydrocephalus

1/13

-

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

1/13

 

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

-

1/13

Intracranial hemorrhage

2/13

2/13

Heart failure

5/13

4/13

Pneumothorax

1/13

1/13

Paralytic ileus

1/13

-

Acute renal failure

1/13

1/13

Sepsis

1/13

1/13

Omphalitis

1/13

1/13

Melena

1/13

-

Necrotizing enterocolitis

1/13

-

Candida infection

-

1/13

Dandy Walker Syndrome

-

1/13