Similarly, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Indomethacin block prostaglandin production and can be given to close the PDA if it remains patent. A patent ductus arteriosus causes a ...

The efficacy of indomethacin therapy and the risk of NEC were evaluated by retrospective data analysis of 250 preterm neonates with echocardiogram-confirmed PDA who were treated with indomethacin.