Both of my twins (23+6) were born with a PDA. DD was treated with one dose of Ibruprofen but it was stopped before the course was finished because of tummy troubles. My son's PDA was never treated as he wasn't stable enough to begin with.
After the usual talk of surgery we were told the doctors wanted to wait and see what happened as it didn't seem to be affecting them at all, and luckily it never did so neither required surgery.
During our discharge ECG we were told DD still had a PDA which was now unlikely to close on its own & would probably require surgery. But I'm struggling to find any info on what that involves for an older child.
Does anyone have any experience of PDA closure after discharge? We have an appointment in August with the Cardiologist for another ECG and to discuss what happens next.
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NowFourSpuds · 12/06/2013 08:24
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