Value of bedside echocardiography in predicting persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus during the early postnatal period in very low birth weight infants

LIU Tai-Xiang, MA Xiao-Lu, CHEN Jun-Jin, LIN Hui-Jia, WANG Chen-Hong, CHEN Ming-Yan, GE Jia-Jing, SHI Li-Ping

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1) : 26-32.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1) : 26-32. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2109087

Value of bedside echocardiography in predicting persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus during the early postnatal period in very low birth weight infants

  • LIU Tai-Xiang, MA Xiao-Lu, CHEN Jun-Jin, LIN Hui-Jia, WANG Chen-Hong, CHEN Ming-Yan, GE Jia-Jing, SHI Li-Ping
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Objective To study the value of bedside echocardiography in predicting persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus during the early postnatal period in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for 51 VLBW infants who were admitted from March 2020 to June 2021, with an age of ≤3 days and a length of hospital stay of ≥14 days. According to the diameter of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on days 14 and 28 after birth, the infants were divided into three groups: large PDA group (PDA diameter ≥2 mm), small PDA group (PDA diameter <2 mm), and PDA closure group (PDA diameter =0 mm). The echocardiographic parameters measured at 72 hours after birth were compared among the three groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the value of the echocardiographic parameters in predicting persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus (PDA≥2 mm) at the ages of 14 and 28 days. Results On day 14 after birth, there were 17 infants in the large PDA group, 11 in the small PDA group, and 23 in the PDA closure group. On day 28 after birth, there were 14 infants in the large PDA group, 9 in the small PDA group, and 26 in the PDA closure group. There were significant differences in gestational age, birth weight, rate of pulmonary surfactant use, and incidence rate of hypotension among the three groups (P<0.05). PDA diameter, end-diastolic velocity of the left pulmonary artery, left ventricular output, and left ventricular output/superior vena cava flow ratio measured at 72 hours after birth were associated with persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus at the ages of 14 and 28 days (P<0.05), and the ratio of the left atrium to aorta diameter was associated with persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus at the age of 28 days (P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve that the PDA diameter measured at 72 hours after birth predicting the persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus at the ages of 14 and 28 days was the largest (0.841 and 0.927 respectively), followed by end-diastolic velocity of the left pulmonary artery, with the area under the curve of 0.793 and 0.833 respectively. Conclusions The indicators obtained by beside echocardiography at 72 hours after birth, especially PDA diameter and end-diastolic velocity of the left pulmonary artery, can predict persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus at the ages of 14 and 28 days in VLBW infants, which provides a basis for the implementation of early targeted treatment strategy for PDA.

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Patent ductus arteriosus / Bedside echocardiography / Very low birth weight infant / Preterm infant

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LIU Tai-Xiang, MA Xiao-Lu, CHEN Jun-Jin, LIN Hui-Jia, WANG Chen-Hong, CHEN Ming-Yan, GE Jia-Jing, SHI Li-Ping. Value of bedside echocardiography in predicting persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus during the early postnatal period in very low birth weight infants[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022, 24(1): 26-32 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2109087
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