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I-Indomethacin intravenous iyikhambi elinamandla elilwa nokuvuvukala elinikezwa ngqo emjondolo wakho nge-IV line. Lolu hlobo lwe-indomethacin lusetshenziswa kakhulu ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa ukusiza ukuvala isimo senhliziyo esithile esibizwa nge-patent ductus arteriosus, lapho umthambo wegazi okufanele uvalwe ngemva kokuzalwa uhlala uvulekile.
Ngokungafani nohlobo oluthathwa ngomlomo ongase uluthathele ubuhlungu be-arthritis, i-IV indomethacin igcinelwe izimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezindaweni zasemtholampilo. Isebenza ngokushesha nangempumelelo ngoba idlula ngqo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
I-Indomethacin IV inokusebenza okukodwa okuyinhloko okuhlukile kakhulu kunozakwabo womlomo. Yenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha i-patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa ezingakavuthwa.
I-PDA yenzeka lapho umthambo wegazi obizwa nge-ductus arteriosus ungavali ngokwemvelo ngemva kokuzalwa njengoba kufanele. Lo mthambo ubalulekile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kodwa udinga ukuvalwa lapho ingane yakho iqala ukuphefumula yodwa. Uma ihlala ivulekile, ingabangela izinkinga zokuphefumula futhi ibeke ingcindezi eyengeziwe enhliziyweni yengane yakho.
Umuthi usiza ukuqala inqubo yokuvala yemvelo okufanele ngabe yenzekile ngokuzenzakalelayo. Lokhu kwelashwa okuhloswe ngakho kuvame ukugwema isidingo sokuhlinzwa, okubaluleke kakhulu ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa ezingakavuthwa.
I-Indomethacin IV iyikhambi eliqinile elisebenza ngokuvimba amakhemikhali athile emzimbeni wakho abizwa ngokuthi ama-prostaglandins. Lawa makhemikhali ngokuvamile agcina i-ductus arteriosus ivulekile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kodwa kudingeka ayeke ukusebenza ngemva kokuzalwa.
Cabanga ngama-prostaglandins njengezithunywa ezincane ezitshela umthambo wegazi ukuthi uhlale uvulekile. I-Indomethacin iphazamisa le mibiko, ivumela umthambo ukuthi uvale ngokwemvelo. Le nqubo ivame ukwenzeka phakathi kwamahora kuya ezinsukwini ngemva kokwelashwa.
Umuthi usebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuphila lapho i-ductus arteriosus isasabela kulezi zimpawu zamakhemikhali. Ngemva kwamahora angaba ngu-72 ubudala, umkhumbi awusahambisani nomuthi wodwa.
I-Indomethacin IV inikezwa njalo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe esibhedlela noma kuyunithi yokunakekela ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa. Ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokuzinikeza lo muthi ngokwakho.
Umuthi unikezwa kancane ngomugqa we-IV ngemizuzu engama-20 kuya kwengama-30. Ithimba lezokwelapha lengane yakho lizobheka ngokucophelela izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo, umfutho wegazi, kanye namazinga omoya-mpilo ngesikhathi nangemva kwemithamo ngayinye.
Iningi lezingane lithola imithamo emithathu enikezwa ngezikhathi ezithile, ngokuvamile ngamabhola amahora ayi-12 kuya kwangama-24. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike eminyakeni yengane yakho nokuthi isabela kanjani emthozini wokuqala. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizolungisa isimiso ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zomuntu ngamunye zengane yakho.
Inkambo yokwelashwa ejwayelekile imfushane kakhulu, ngokuvamile ithatha izinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela. Iningi lezingane lithola uchungechunge lwemithamo emithathu olusatshalaliswa ezinsukwini ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenzisa i-ultrasound ukuze lihlole ukuthi i-ductus arteriosus iyavaleka yini ngemva komthamo ngamunye. Uma umkhumbi uvaleka ngempumelelo ngemva komthamo wokuqala noma wesibili, akukho umuthi owengeziwe ongase udingeke.
Uma uchungechunge lwemithamo emithathu lungawuvali umkhumbi, udokotela wakho angase acabangele enye inkambo yokwelashwa noma axoxe ngezinketho zokuhlinzwa. Isinqumo sincike empilweni yonke yengane yakho nokuthi umkhumbi udinga ukuvalwa ngokushesha kangakanani.
Njengayo yonke imithi enamandla, i-indomethacin IV ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba izingane eziningi ziyikubekezelela kahle. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka eduze noma yiziphi izinguquko ezikhathazayo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ithimba lakho lezokwelapha elizoyibheka ngokucophelela, liqala ngaleyo ejwayelekile:
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ihlanganisa izinkinga ezinkulu zezinso, ukopha okukhulu, noma izinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha linolwazi oluningi lokuphatha lezi zingozi futhi lizolungisa ukwelashwa uma kuthuthuka noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela eminingi emibi ingeyesikhashana futhi iyanyamalala uma imithi isusiwe ohlelweni lomntwana wakho, ngokuvamile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
I-Indomethacin IV ayifanele wonke umntwana, ngisho nalabo abane-patent ductus arteriosus. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi iphephile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
Izingane okungafanele zithole lo muthi zihlanganisa lezo ezinezinkinga ezinkulu zezinso, ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo okukhulu, noma ukopha okusebenzayo. Lo muthi awunconyelwe nezingane ezinohlobo oluthile lwesifo esibi samaphaphu.
Ubudala obunye futhi okuyinto ebalulekile. I-Indomethacin IV isebenza kahle ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuphila futhi iba ngaphansi kokusebenza njengoba izingane zikhula. Izingane ezizalwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma lezo ezinokuhluleka kwezempilo okuningi zingase zidinge ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
I-Indomethacin IV itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Indocin IV e-United States. Lena yindlela esetshenziswa kakhulu ezibhedlela nakumayunithi okunakekelwa okukhulu kwezingane ezisanda kuzalwa.
Ezinye izibhedlela zingase zisebenzise izinguqulo ezivamile ze-indomethacin IV, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngokufana nenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenzisa noma iyiphi indlela etholakalayo futhi efanele izidingo zomntwana wakho.
Uma i-indomethacin IV ingafaneleki noma ingasebenzi enganeni yakho, ezinye izinketho ziyatholakala. Enye imithi eyinhloko i-ibuprofen IV, esebenza ngendlela efanayo ukuvala i-ductus arteriosus.
I-Ibuprofen IV ibonise ukusebenza kahle okufanayo ne-indomethacin ezifundweni zomtholampilo futhi ingase ithandwe ezinganeni ezinokukhathazeka okuthile kwezinso. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizoxoxa ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe kuphrofayili yezempilo yengane yakho ethile.
Uma imithi ingasebenzi, ukuvalwa kokuhlinzwa kwe-ductus arteriosus kuseyinketho esebenzayo. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-ligation, ivala unomphela umkhumbi futhi ivame ukunconywa lapho ukwelashwa ngemithi kuhluleka noma kungafaneleki.
Kokubili i-indomethacin IV ne-ibuprofen IV ziyizindlela zokwelapha ezisebenzayo ze-patent ductus arteriosus, futhi ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika esimweni sezokwelapha esithile sengane yakho.
I-Indomethacin IV isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi oluyisekelayo, okuyenza ibe yindlela yokuqala yendabuko. Kodwa-ke, i-ibuprofen IV ingase ibe mnene ezinso futhi ingathandwa ezinganeni ezinokukhathazeka kwezinso.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bengane yakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nempilo yonke lapho likhetha phakathi kwale mithi. Zombili zinamarekhodi amahle kakhulu uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
Yebo, i-indomethacin IV yenzelwe ngokuqondile izingane ezizalwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha emayunithi okunakekelwa okukhulu kwezingane ezisanda kuzalwa amashumi eminyaka. Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu futhi uphephile uma usetshenziswa ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuphila.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizohlola ngokucophelela ukusebenza kwezinso zengane yakho, impilo yenhliziyo, kanye nesimo esiphelele ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Bazophinde baqaphe eduze kuyo yonke inkambo yokwelashwa ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ingane yakho isabela kahle.
Ngeke kudingeke ukuthi uzenzele lutho ngoba umntwana wakho uzoqashwa ngokusondelene ochwepheshe bezokwelapha kuyo yonke inkathi yokwelashwa. Abasebenzi bokunakekela kanye nodokotela bazobheka noma yimiphi imiphumela engemihle futhi bazosabela ngokushesha uma kwenzeka.
Uma ubona noma yiziphi izinguquko ekuziphatheni komntwana wakho, ukuphefumula, noma ukudla ngemva kokwelashwa, unganqikazi ukukusho eqenjini lakho lezokwelapha. Banolwazi ekulawuleni noma yimiphi imiphumela engemihle futhi bazolungisa ukunakekelwa njengoba kudingeka.
Uma imithi ingayivali ngempumelelo i-ductus arteriosus, iqembu lakho lezokwelapha linokukhetha okuthile okutholakalayo. Bangase bazame umuthi wesibili noma batusa ukuvalwa ngokuhlinzwa.
Ukwelashwa ngokuhlinzwa ukuvala i-ductus arteriosus kuyinqubo esungulwe kahle enamazinga aphumelelayo amahle kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizoxoxa ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo ezinhle kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni somntwana wakho esithile kanye nempilo yonke.
Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenzisa izithombe ze-ultrasound ukuhlola ukuthi i-ductus arteriosus iyavaleka ngemva komthamo ngamunye womuthi. Lolu vivinyo olungenabuhlungu lubonisa ukugeleza kwegazi ngomkhumbi futhi lungaqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kuyasebenza yini.
Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthuthuka ekuphefumuleni komntwana wakho, ekudleni, noma ezingeni lamandla eliphelele njengoba inhliziyo ingadingeki ukuthi isebenze kanzima. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokugcina unolwazi ngentuthuko yomntwana wakho kuyo yonke inkathi yokwelashwa.
Iningi lezingane ezithola i-indomethacin IV azinayo imiphumela yesikhathi eside evela emuthini ngokwawo. Izinso neminye imiphumela engemihle yesikhashana ngokuvamile ixazululwa ngokuphelele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuqeda ukwelashwa.
Ukuvalwa okuphumelelayo kwe-patent ductus arteriosus empeleni kuvimbela izinkinga zenhliziyo namaphaphu zesikhathi eside ezingase zivele uma lesi simo singelashwa. Ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yengane yakho kufanele kubuyele kokujwayelekile uma umthambo uvaleka kahle.
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