What are the drugs for patent ductus arteriosus?

What are the medicines for treating patent ductus arteriosus? Every parent is most worried about their children's health and hopes that they can grow up healthy and happy. However, when a child suffers from patent ductus arteriosus, it will harm their health. Therefore, active treatment is necessary after discovery. So, what are the medicines for treating patent ductus arteriosus?

Drug treatment for patent ductus arteriosus is mainly used to treat complications such as respiratory tract infection, heart failure, and endocarditis. If the baby has shortness of breath or heart failure after birth, the patient can first control the amount of fluid, assist breathing, and receive diuretics (furosemide 1 mg/kg intravenous injection) and cardiotonic (cedilanid 0.01-0.015 mg/kg intravenous injection) to improve cardiopulmonary function, and blood transfusion to correct anemia. Usually, the probability of premature infants suffering from patent ductus arteriosus is very high. Therefore, for premature infants with low weight (less than 1500g), the increase in blood oxygen content can promote the contraction and closure of the large ductus arteriosus, reducing or eliminating the shunt from the autonomic artery to the pulmonary artery. Respiratory tract infection requires antibiotic therapy. Endocarditis is treated with large doses of drug-sensitive antibiotics. If it cannot be controlled, surgery should be performed instead.

Prevent and treat infective endocarditis, respiratory tract infection and heart failure. For premature infants with patent ductus arteriosus, 0.2-0.3 mg/kg of indomethacin or 20 mg/kg of aspirin can be taken orally 4 times a day to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis and close the ductus. For older children or adults with pulmonary hypertension, tamponade or closure agents can be injected through the catheter to block the shunt.

After introducing so much to you above, I believe that parents have a better understanding and grasp of the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in newborns. After the treatment of this disease, active preventive measures must be taken to avoid infection and aggravation of the condition. In life, children should maintain a good attitude and follow the doctor's medication.