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Patent Ductus Ateriosus

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery Night Curriculum Series

Fetal Circulation During Fetal Life: 1. What is the resistance in the Pulmonary Vasculature?

2. What is the systemic vascular resistance?

3. Which direction does blood shunt through the Ductus Arteriosus?

PDA: R

L Shunting Pulmonary Vascular Resistance: HIGH Systemic Vascular Resistance: LOW

What Major Changes in Infant Circulation occur following birth?

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Lungs:

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Lungs expand PaO2 ↑’s

Pulmonary vasodilatation Drop in pulmonary vascular resistance. Systemic Circulation:

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Resistance ↑’s with placental removal PDA:

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flow reverses to L

R shunting Begins to functionally close due to ↑ PaO2, and decreased PGE2 levels

Case

Called to the bedside of a 5 day old 25 week infant with worsening respiratory distress. He is requiring higher O2 settings and continues to have multiple desaturations despite increased ventilator settings

What is in your initial differential for this infant’s respiratory distress?

Respiratory: o Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) o o Pneumothorax Pulmonary Hemorrhage •

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o o Sepsis Pneumonia •

Cardiac

o Persistent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) o Ductal Dependent Heart Lesion •

GI

o NEC •

Neuro:

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IVH

o

Seizures

Physical Exam

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Vitals: 160, RR 68, BP 45/20, SaO2 85% Weight: 980 grams (up 80 grams from 1 day prior) HEENT: unremarkable Pulm: tachypneic, decreased lung sounds at bases, crackles heard bilaterally posterior lung fields CV: 3/6 systolic murmur loudest at LUSB, bounding palmar pulses, active precordium, 2+femoral pulses, CR <2 seconds Abdomen: soft, active bowel sounds Skin: warm, dry

What is the likely cause of this infants respiratory distress?

A. Respiratory Distress Syndrome B. PDA C. Sepsis D. NEC

What is the likely cause of this infants respiratory distress?

A. Respiratory Distress Syndrome

B. PDA

C. Sepsis D. NEC

What Physical Exam findings are consistent with PDA?

Cardiac: Active Precordium, Widened Pulse Pressure, Bounding Pulses Murmur: systolic at LUSB/Left Infraclavicular, may progress to continuous (machinery) Respiratory Sx: Tachypnea, Apnea, CO2, increased vent settings

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What further diagnostic studies could be done to confirm this?

CXR Echocardiogram

Increased Pulmonary vascular makings

What findings on this CXR are suggestive of a PDA?

Cardiomegaly

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Echocardiogram

Gold standard for diagnosing PDA Taken from Neo Reviews

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Which Infants are at greatest risk?

The Youngest: risk increases with decreasing gestational age The Smallest: 80% of ELBW infants (BW <1000g) with a murmur progress to large persistent PDAs

What are complications of having

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hemodynamically significant PDA?

Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Hemorrhage BPD NEC Heart Failure IVH Prolonged ventilator/O2 support Longer Duration of hospitalization.

What makes a PDA Hemodynamically Significant?

Pulmonary Overcirculation ( ↑ Qp) Oxygenation failure Increased Vent Requirements Pulmonary Edema Cardiomegaly Systemic Hypoperfusion ( ↓ Qs) Systemic Hypotension End-Organ Hypoperfusion Renal Insufficiency NEC IVH Acidosis (metabolic, lactic)

What are three main options for treatment?

1. Conservative/Supportive Management 2. Pharmacotherapy 3. Surgery

What Supportive Measures can you take in an infant with a symptomatic PDA?

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Ventilator Strategies:

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Adequate Oxygenation Permissive Hypercapnea Use of PEEP Mild Fluid restriction: 110-130 ml/kg/day Heme: Maintenance of HCT 35-40%

Pharmacotherapy

What 2 agents are typically used?

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Indomethacin Ibuprofen

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Your Patient is on indocin

The team decides to treat your patient with indomethacin...

How does indomethacin help close a PDA?

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Indomethacin

MOA:

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Cyclooxygenase inhibitor COX enzyme necessary for generating PGE2 (potent vasodilator) Adverse-Effects:

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reduces cerebral, gastrointestinal, and renal blood flow Decreased urine output Platelet dysfunction Would you continue/start feeds on this infant?

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given concern for increased risk of NEC many neonatologists hold feeds during indomethacin therapy

What are some contraindications to       indomethacin?

Proven/ suspected infection Active bleeding

e.g. IVH, NEC Thrombocytopenia and/or coagulation defects Necrotizing enterocolitis Severe Renal Impairment Congenital heart disease with ductal dependent lesion

• Complications to watch for…

What are you going to instruct the RN to notify you about in this patient?

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Decreased Urine Output

Indocin should be held if UOP < 1 ml/kg/h Abdominal Changes Signs/Sx of bleeding

Are there any labs you would like to check before/after starting indomethacin?

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CBC: to check platelets BMP: to check BUN and Creatinine

After two trials of indocin your patient still has a symptomatic PDA what next steps might you take?

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Continue supportive therapy through ventilator and fluid management If infant continues to require high ventilator support and echo demonstrates a large PDA consider surgical ligation

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Surgical Ligation

Indications?

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Persistent Symptomatic PDA after 1-2 trials of Indomethacin or Motrin Contraindication to Indomethacin or Motrin Complications?

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recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis blood pressure fluctuations respiratory compromise infection intraventricular hemorrhage chylothorax BPD death

Surgical Ligation

Long Term Outcomes

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Current studies do not demonstrate that ligation decreases incidence of BPD

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Some data to suggest infants that have surgical ligation are at greater risk for neurocognitive delays

Surgery should only be used for infants that have failed medical management and are symptomatic

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Objectives

Clinical Findings and Symptoms Consistent with PDA Diagnosis of PDA Complications of PDA Indications for treatment Treatment Options Complications of Treatment

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References:

Chorne N, Leonard C, Piecuch R, Clyman RI. Patent ductus arteriosus and its treatment as risk factors for neonatal and neurodevelopmental morbidity. Pediatrics. 2007;119(6):1165.

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) Phillips, J. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants. UptoDate ( www.uptodate.com

) Nelson Text Book of Pediatrics