{"id":242129,"date":"2026-04-22T18:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242129\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:14:39","slug":"first-traveling-bedside-pda-closure-performed-at-nicklaus-childrens-hospital-fort-lauderdale-nicu-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242129\/","title":{"rendered":"First Traveling Bedside PDA Closure Performed at Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Fort Lauderdale NICU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bedside Cardiac Procedure, Once Requiring Transport of Fragile patients to a Catheterization Lab, is now performed directly in the NICU by Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Heart Institute Doctors, Reducing the Risks Associated with Moving Premature Infants<\/p>\n

The team at Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s Heart Institute has successfully performed the first traveling bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)<\/a> closure on a 22-week-old premature infant weighing 800 grams within Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Fort Lauderdale, located on the campus of Broward Health Medical Center. Performed within the baby\u2019s own isolette, interventional cardiologists are able to close the PDA without needing to transport infants and expose them to risks at such a fragile state.<\/p>\n

The benefits to the bedside procedure that outweigh traditional methods involving moving the premature newborn from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to a Cath Lab include:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Increased stability of the patient and preventing the stress of transporting a fragile baby<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Eliminated risks associated with transporting fragile newborns<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Early intervention that allows improved lung recovery<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 A Minimally invasive technique that involves a small catheter to close the vessel without a chest incision<\/p>\n

A small blood vessel that typically closes soon after birth, a PDA that remains open causes excess blood to flow to the lungs. The extra blood flow can contribute to breathing problems, feeding difficulties, poor growth and other complications. Using a small catheter inserted through a vein, doctors are able to place a tiny device that closes the PDA from the inside.<\/p>\n

The innovative procedure was led by Dr. Shyam Sathanandam, chief of cardiovascular medicine and co-director of the Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Heart Institute. A renowned leader in pediatric cardiology research, Dr. Sathanandam is a pioneer in the development and expansion of the traveling bedside transcatheter PDA closures around the world. In 2018, he launched the International PDA Symposium, the first multispecialty global conference dedicated to advancing the management of PDA in preterm newborns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe traveling bedside PDA closures represent a pivotal shift in how we care for our most fragile patients and their tiny hearts,\u201d says Dr. Sathanandam. \u201cThese premature infants are tiny but mighty. Our goal is to bring interventional therapy directly to the infant\u2019s isolette in NICUs throughout the community which eliminates unnecessary risks associated with transporting the babies out to tertiary centers. This also allows us to intervene early; at the precise moment when it matters most. I am honored my dedicated team and I can bring this life-saving care directly to families in Broward County and across South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This first traveling bedside PDA closure was performed by the Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Heart Institute at Broward Health Medical Center, in the new Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Fort Lauderdale. In a strategic collaboration between Nicklaus Children\u2019s Health System and Broward Health, Nicklaus Children\u2019s assumed operations of pediatric services at Broward Health\u2019s Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs campuses in March, including inpatient, NICU, PICU, hematology and oncology infusion and pediatric emergency services. This affiliation aims to increase access to care while reducing the number of children who must travel outside Broward County for advanced treatment.<\/p>\n

Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital is ranked among the nation\u2019s \u201cBest Children\u2019s Hospitals\u201d by U.S. News & World Report, with seven specialty ranked programs, including Nicklaus Children\u2019s Heart Institute ranked the #1 heart program for children in South Florida.<\/p>\n

About Nicklaus Children\u2019s Health System Where Your Child Matters Most \u2122<\/p>\n

For more than 75 years, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Health System has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital is South Florida\u2019s #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. Nicklaus Children\u2019s provides pediatric care across a growing network of hospital and community-based partnerships, including care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center, select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units, and Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Fort Lauderdale and Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital Coral Springs each located on the campuses of Broward Health. The hospitals and their network of more than 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children\u2019s Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS).Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children\u2019s is an academic and clinical affiliate of the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children\u2019s is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children\u2019s Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children\u2019s Heart Institute. The 474-bed system is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation\u2019s best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children\u2019s also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with more than 40 pediatric specialties and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information, visit nicklauschildrens.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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