Postnatal Corticosteroids for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
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Postnatal corticosteroids for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a common complication of preterm birth with long term substantial consequences. The administration of postnatal corticosteroids in an attempt to attenuate the chronic lung injury is still a matter of ongoing debate after more than 30 years of research. Systematic reviews of the available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that administration ...
متن کاملPolicy statement--postnatal corticosteroids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
The purpose of this revised statement is to review current information on the use of postnatal glucocorticoids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the preterm infant and to make updated recommendations regarding their use. High-dose dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg per day) does not seem to confer additional therapeutic benefit over lower doses and is not recommended. Evidence is insuffic...
متن کاملPolicy Statement—Postnatal Corticosteroids to Prevent or Treat Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this revised statement is to review current information on the use of postnatal glucocorticoids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the preterm infant and to make updated recommendations regarding their use. High-dose dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg per day) does not seem to confer additional therapeutic benefit over lower doses and is not recommended. Evidence is insuffic...
متن کاملPolicy Statement—Postnatal Corticosteroids to Prevent or Treat Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this revised statement is to review current information on the use of postnatal glucocorticoids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the preterm infant and to make updated recommendations regarding their use. High-dose dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg per day) does not seem to confer additional therapeutic benefit over lower doses and is not recommended. Evidence is insuffic...
متن کاملPostnatal Growth in Preterms with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Aim of study - to measure growth data for 69 preterms (39 females) with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (PT-BPD) The growth parameters of 69 BPD-PT were recorded for 16±3 months postnatally. 40 had mild, 20 had moderate and 9 had severe BPD. Ninety-six percent of infants were appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Only 4% preterms had birth weight SDS <-2 for gestational age (GA) and 4% had length S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics in Perinatology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0095-5108
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.09.016