A new approach to an old hypothesis; phototherapy does not affect ductal patency via PGE(2) and PGI(2)

SURMELI-ONAY, Ozge; YURDAKÖK, MURAT; KARAGÖZ, TEVFİK; ERKEKOGLU, ÜLFET; ERTUĞRUL, İLKER; takci, Sahin; Giray, Belma; AYKAN, HAYRETTİN; KORKMAZ, Ayse; YİĞİT, ŞULE

doi:10.3109/14767058.2014.899575

A new approach to an old hypothesis; phototherapy does not affect ductal patency via PGE(2) and PGI(2)

SURMELI-ONAY O., YURDAKÖK M., KARAGÖZ T., ERKEKOGLU P., ERTUĞRUL İ., takci S., ...More

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.28, no.1, pp.16-22, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2014.899575
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.16-22
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Numerous investigations have demonstrated that phototherapy (PT) directly or indirectly causes ductal patency by photorelaxation effect. In this observational study, we aimed to assess the effect of PT on the incidence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) together with prostaglandins (PGE(2)) and (PGI(2)) levels in preterm infants.