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Background: Excessive fluid intake is a predictor of the development of
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Previous studies have examined
the relationship between fluid intake and outcomes following ibuprofen for PDA.
However, there is a lack of data to determine whether fluid balance has an effect
on ibuprofen treatment for PDA. Therefore, this study sought to determine the relationship between fluid balance and outcomes following treatment with ibuprofen for PDA. Methods: We
conducted a retrospective study of 110 infants admitted to the Children’s
Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between January 2017 and April 2022, who
were treated with ibuprofen for hemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA). We
calculated the average fluid balance before and during the two courses of
ibuprofen treatment and whether they were significantly associated with outcomes
in hsPDA patients. Results: In the first course of ibuprofen treatment
(FIT), responders had lower fluid balance before FIT compared to non-responders
[median 31.82 (18.01, 39.66) vs 34.68 (25.31, 43.56) mL/kg/day; p =
0.049], while the fluid balance during FIT [median 40.61 (33.18, 63.06) vs 42.65
(30.02, 57.96) mL/kg/day; p = 0.703] did not differ between responders
and non-responders. Fluid balance before the second course of ibuprofen treatment
(SIT) (mean 41.58