title: [Surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in the very-low-birth-weight premature infant].
abstract: Three recent cases of surgical closure of ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants (less than 1 000 g) are reported. The indications of both surgical and pharmacological closure in very low birth weight premature infants are discussed. The necessity of an early closure of a patent ductus arteriosus is now admitted in the very premature infant, but the use of indomethacin in the first days of life is often impossible because of its side-effects. The use of adapted non-invasive monitoring devices during surgery allows a better control of anaesthesia.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D001831:Body Temperature; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008026:Ligation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
chemical_list: D007213:Indomethacin
vernacular_title: Ligature chirurgicale du canal artériel chez le prématuré de très petit poids de naissance.