National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales and ...
Morningstar

First Traveling Bedside PDA Closure Performed at Nicklaus Children's Hospital Fort Lauderdale NICU

The Bedside Cardiac Procedure, Once Requiring Transport of Fragile NICU patients to a Catheterization Lab, is now performed directly in the NICU by Nicklaus Children's Hospital Heart Institute Doctors ...
EurekAlert!

SCAI releases new guidance to improve safety and outcomes of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in premature infants

“This position statement represents a collective effort between neonatology, anesthesia, and interventional cardiology to provide comprehensive guidance on tcPDA device occlusion that can be adapted ...
News Medical

New SCAI statement provides guidance for transcatheter PDA closure in premature infants

In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first PDA occlusion device for infants as small as 700 grams, leading to rapid adoption of tcPDA in premature infants. Catheter-based ...
Healio

Transcatheter PDA closure may be superior to surgery in neonates, infants

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with surgical ligation, transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in infants and neonates ...
Commercial Appeal

3 years, 300 babies: How Le Bonheur has saved hundreds of families with 7-minute procedure

When Candace Rice went into labor around Christmas, she was 24 weeks into her pregnancy. Shortly after she gave birth, her son, Maxwell, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Le Bonheur ...