Transcatheter Closure of PDA Compared to Surgical Ligation in Premature Neonates: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Comparison
Hitesh Agrawal, MD, MBA, FSCAI1, Sarah Parkerson, MD2, Donald E Lighter, MD, MBA3, Jay H Fowke, PhD, MPH, MS4, Patricia J Goedecke, MS4, Jeffrey A Towbin, MD2, Benjamin R. Waller III, M.D.5, Christopher J Knott-Craig, MD6 and Shyam K. Sathanandam, M.D., FSCAI5, (1)Dell Children's Hospital, Austin, TX, (2)University Of Tennessee /Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN, (3)The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (4)The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, (5)Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, (6)Lebonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN