Elsevier

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 95, Issue 4, October 1979, Pages 583-587
The Journal of Pediatrics

Indomethacin and renal function in premature infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus

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Renal function during indomethacin treatment was studied in 12 premature infants with patent ductusarteriosus. Decreases in urinary flow rate, GFR, and CH2O by 56, 27, and 66% respectively, occurred during Indo therapy. Urinary excretion rates of ions were also reduced: Na by 70%, Cl by 79%, K by 40%. These changes were accompanied by slight decreases in plasma sodium concentration and osmolality. Except for GFR and urinary Na and osmolality, all these functions retured to pretreatment values one to two weeks after stopping the drug.

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    Supported in part by the Medical Research Council, Canada (Grant No. MA-4635), and The Ontario Heart Foundation.

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