ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical effects of surgical small incision treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature infants with titanium clip.Methods One hundred children received and cured by our hospital from January 2010 to January 2013 were divided into two groups.Group A:body weight ＞ 1.5 kg of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),71 cases of premature children; group B:body weight ＜ 1.5 kg of low body weight preterm the children PDA,29 cases.The operations were performed in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).The patient was placed in a lateral position with the left arm abduction under general anesthesia.A 1.5-2.5 cm long posterolateral mini-thoracotomy was made and the pleural cavity was entered via the 2-3rd intercostal space.The PDA was closed with two titanium clips.Results Ninety-nine cases were cured,1 died.2 residual shunt postoperatively.One patient on postoperative 5 day was found wound infected,wound healing after the use of antibiotics by intravenous.There was no significant difference in incidence of postoperative complications and mortality rate between group A and group B (P ＞ 0.05).Majority of children successfully weaned from the ventilator due to the rapid improvement of hemodynamics and lung conditions.In group B,mechanical ventilation time (12.6 ± 7.5) d and postoperative hospital stay (21.0 ± 15.4) d was significantly longer than group A ((9.6 ± 4.2) d and (12.0 ± 10.8) d),the difference between the two groups was significant (t =7.35,9.12,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion (1) It is a viable treatment that bedside minimally invasive titanium clip closed ductus arteriosus in preterm children PDA.(2) As the treatment of low body weight premature children is poor,the tolerance of the surgical trauma of the surgery as a minimally invasive,simple method is particularly suitable for low body weight premature children PDA.