%0 Journal Article %A S K Patole %A V Kumaran %A J N Travadi %A J M Brooks %A D A Doherty %T Does patent ductus arteriosus affect feed tolerance in preterm neonates? %D 2007 %R 10.1136/adc.2006.093708 %J Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition %P F53-F55 %V 92 %N 1 %X Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), especially PDA with sepsis, has been reported as a risk factor for feed intolerance in preterm neonates. In this study, the start to full feeds interval was found to be longest in preterm neonates (⩽28 weeks’ gestation) with sepsis, followed by that in preterm neonates with sepsis and PDA, and in those with PDA alone. %U https://fn.bmj.com/content/fetalneonatal/92/1/F53.full.pdf