From: Patent ductus arteriosus ligation on neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected 2 years
No surgical ligation (n = 121/148) | Surgical ligation group (n = 21/23) | P-value | |
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Score, mean ± SD | |||
Cognitive | 95.7 ± 15.1 | 83.9 ± 17.1 | 0.048 |
Language | 92.5 ± 13.0 | 81.9 ± 19.8 | 0.025 |
Motor | 86.7 ± 13.8 | 70.7 ± 13.6 | 0.036 |
At -risk, n (%)a | |||
Cognitive score | 6 (5.0) | 17 (81.0) | < 0.001 |
Language score | 6 5.0) | 17 (81.0) | < 0.001 |
Motor score | 6 (5.0) | 17 (81.0) | < 0.001 |
Catch up growth | 91/101 (90.1) | 17/21 (81.0) | 0.231 |