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. 2020 Aug 5;3(3):e183.
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.183. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Intravenous acetaminophen vs intravenous ibuprofen to close a patent ductus arteriosus closure: A pilot randomized controlled trial

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Intravenous acetaminophen vs intravenous ibuprofen to close a patent ductus arteriosus closure: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Kate A Tauber et al. Health Sci Rep. .
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Figure 1
CONSORT diagram
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Figure 2
Mean BNP level and SE of the mean for each study group pre and post medication administration. Acet, acetaminophen; BNP, B‐type natriuretic peptide; Ibup, ibuprofen

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