From: Patent ductus arteriosus ligation on neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected 2 years
Early surgical ligation (n = 9) | Late Surgical ligation (n = 14) | P-value | |
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Score, mean ± SD | |||
Cognitive | 86.3 ± 11.1 | 82.0 ± 22.0 | 0.719 |
Language | 88.5 ± 3.8 | 83.8 ± 27.7 | 0.726 |
Motor | 76.0 ± 11.5 | 71.8 ± 24.4 | 0.763 |
At -risk, n (%)a | |||
Cognitive score | 2(22.2) | 4 (28.6) | 0.735 |
Language score | 2 (22.2) | 4 (28.6) | 0.735 |
Motor score | 2 (22.2) | 4 (28.6) | 0.735 |
Catch up growtha | 8 (88.9) | 9 (64.2) | 0.422 |