554 - Selective Early Medical Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the SMART PDA RCT)

Souvik Mitra, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Audrey Hebert, CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec city, PQ, Canada; Michael P.. Castaldo, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Timothy Disher, Dalhousie University Faculty of Computer Science, West Porters Lake, NS, Canada; Walid El-Naggar, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, NS, Canada; Santokh Dhillon, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, NS, Canada; Ziad Alhassen, Pediatrix Neonatology of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, United States; Jenny K.. Koo, Sharp Mary Birch, San Diego, CA, United States; Anup Katheria, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, San Diego, CA, United States; Joseph Ting, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Marjorie M. Makoni, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma city, OK, United States; Dany E. Weisz, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Amish Jain, University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Abbas Hyderi, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Aimann Surak, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Lisa K. Hornberger, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Dawn Pepper, Children's Specialized Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Jillian Larocque, Stollery children's hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Fabiana Bacchini, Caandian Premature Babies Foundation, Etobicoke, ON, Canada; Austin J. Cameron-Nola, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, NS, Canada; Tara R. Hatfield, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada; Jon Dorling, University Hospital of Southampton, Southampton, England, United Kingdom; Patrick J. McNamara, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, IOWA CITY, IA, United States; Lehana Thabane, McMaster University/St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A6, ON, Canada