Lung Ultrasound Score Predicts the Extravascular Lung Water Content in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates with Patent Ductus Arteriosus

15 June 2020: Clinical Research

Min Zhao ^1ADEF , Xian-mei Huang ^2ACG* , Lin Niu ^1BCD , Wei-xing Ni ^1BDF , Zhi-qun Zhang ^2BC

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.921671

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e921671

Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics between patent ductus arteriosus and ductus arteriosus closure groups.

Group	N	Age (days)	Gestational age (weeks)	Weight (kg)	AO/LA	EF (%)	Hospital stay length (days)	LUS
Patent ductus arteriosus	127	4.13±1.12	30.90±3.56	1.56±0.63	0.83±0.12	63.38±5.88	33.09±23.20	8.88±3.56
Ductus arteriosus closure	94	4.50±1.26	30.33±2.81	1.43±0.48	0.88±0.14	64.31±5.95	35.71±19.66	6.75±3.66
		0.776	13.094	15.819	0.085	0.012	4.784	0.005
		0.444	0.199	0.087	0.001	0.249	0.377	0.000