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Of these preterm neonates, 134 underwent surgical ligation and were subdivided into the early ligation group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200949; within 10\u2009days of age) and the late ligation group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200985; after 10\u2009days of age).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean gestational age and birth weight were significantly lower in the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation group than in the Non-ligation group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009\u00a00.001). PDA ductal diameter\u2009&gt;\u20092.0\u2009mm (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009\u00a00.001), low Apgar score at 5\u2009min (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.033), and chorioamnionitis (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.037) were the predictors for receiving surgical treatment for PDA. Early ligation was significantly associated with a low incidence of culture-proven sepsis (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004), mechanical ventilator time\u2009&gt;\u20094\u2009weeks (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007), necrotizing enterocolitis stage (NEC)\u2009\u2265\u2009III (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.022), and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) grade\u2009\u2265\u2009III (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.035).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Early surgical ligation minimizes the adverse effects of HSPDA in predicted preterm neonates who subsequently require surgical treatment for PDA. This result suggests that in preterm neonates weighing less than 1500g with HSPDA that is unresponsive to medical treatment, delayed ductal closure should be avoided to reduce severe NEC, severe IVH, culture-proven sepsis, and facilitate earlier endotracheal extubation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13019-020-01191-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,17]],"date-time":"2020-06-17T06:04:14Z","timestamp":1592373854000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates weighing less than 1500g: a 9-year single center experience"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Jun Ho","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyun Ju","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyun-Kyung","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ja-Hye","family":"Ahn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hee Sun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyo Jun","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sun Kyun","family":"Ro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4152-5754","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hyuck","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"1191_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"473","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM197209072871001","volume":"287","author":"JA Kitterman","year":"1972","unstructured":"Kitterman JA, Edmunds LHF, Gregory GA, Heymann MA, Tooley WH, Rudolph AM. 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