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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

30 questions · 30 findings · 6 reviews

No studies found 8 · 26.7%GRADE not reported 6 · 20%Very low 3 · 10%Low 10 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 6.7%High 1 · 3.3%

Indomethacin vs placebo or control

Failure of PDA closure within 1 week of administration of the first dose of indomethacin · symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

Indomethacin leads to lower failure of PDA closure within 1 week of administration of the first… compared with placebo or control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Paracetamol vs indomethacin

Failure of PDA closure after first course of treatment (assessed by post‐treatment ECHO) · preterm infants with PDA

Paracetamol showed no clear difference in failure of PDA closure after first course of treatment (assessed by… compared with indomethacin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review