Mortality and pulmonary outcomes of extremely preterm infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroids

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8752863	American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology	2018	13 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Among infants 22-28 weeks' gestational age, any or partial antenatal exposure to corticosteroids compared to no exposure is associated with a lower rate of death while the rate of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in survivors did not differ.

Keywords

Pneumothorax Necrotizing enterocolitis Mechanical ventilation respiratory support Pulmonary hemorrhage Intracranial hemorrhage Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Pulmonary Preterm Respiratory distress syndrome Surfactant Sepsis Morbidity Periventricular leukomalacia Patent ductus arteriosus Mortality Infant Newborn neonatal Antenatal corticosteroids

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Mortality and pulmonary outcomes of extremely preterm infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroids

Authors

Colm P. MD, Waldemar A. MD, Scott A. BS, Abhik PhD, Edward F. MD, Namasivayam MD, Alan H. MD, PhD, Ronald N. MD, Carl T. MD, Barbara J. MD, Seetha MD, Abbot R. MD, Barbara MD, MSc, Michele C. MD, Pablo J. MD, M. Bethany BSc, CCRC, Ellen C. RN, BSc, CCRC,