Neonatologists are using much less dexamethasone
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Neonatologists are using much less dexamethasone.
Two historical cohorts (1993-1994 and 2001) of preterm infants ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome were compared. Dexamethasone administration fell from 22% to 6%. Chronic lung disease in survivors rose slightly from 13% to 17%, and mortality fell from 21% to 15% (other causes). The effect of restriction of dexamethasone use on chronic lung disease and mortality remains to be seen.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.5.f432