Question | Options | ||
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1. Hospital Name | |||
2. Type of unit | Level 2 (Local neonatal unit) | Level 3 (Neonatal intensive care unit) | |
3. Average number of deliveries in unit/year | |||
4. Average number of babies born <28 weeks per year (estimated) | |||
5. Approximate number of PDAs treated/year (medical or surgical) | |||
6. What treatment strategy best describes what you routinely follow in your clinical practice? | (a) Prophylactic (within 48 h) (b) Presymptomatic/echo directed (within 7 days) (c) Symptomatic (after first week) (d) None of above | ||
7. What drug you use for treatment of PDA? | Ibuprofen Indomethacin | ||
8. Do you routinely fluid restrict babies with PDA? | Yes | No | |
9. If yes | All | Symptomatic | |
10. Do you routinely fluid restrict babies while medically treating PDA? | Yes | No | |
11. Do you stop feeds while medically treating PDA? | Yes | No | |
12. In infant <28 weeks and <700 g | |||
Under which circumstances will you medically treat moderately large PDA | |||
1. No respiratory support: | |||
2. CPAP for respiratory support: | |||
3. Mechanical ventilation/HOV: | |||
4. Mechanical ventilation and require inotropes: | |||
Under which circumstances will you ligate moderately large PDA if it has not responded to medical treatment (or if medical treatment is contraindicated) | |||
1. No respiratory support: | |||
2. CPAP for respiratory support: | |||
3. Mechanical ventilation/HOV: | |||
4. Mechanical ventilation and require inotropes: | |||
13. How many courses of medical treatment do you routinely give before ligation? | One | Two | Three |
14. In your unit who performs echocardiogram on which treatment decision is made? | Cardiologist Neonatologist | Neonatal trainee Other | |
15. What access do you have to cardiologists? | On site | within 24 h if needed | |
Off site attends once, twice a week | No cardiologist attending baby needs transfer out |