The gestational effect of antenatal corticosteroids on respiratory distress syndrome in very low birth weight infants: A population-based study

Autor: Szu-Yu Liu, Hwai-I. Yang, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Kuo-Inn Tsou, Po-Nien Tsao, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Shu-Chi Mu, Jui-Ying Lin, Hung-Chih Lin, Chao-Ching Huang, Kai-Sheng Hsieh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 119, Iss 8, Pp 1267-1273 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.11.002
Popis: Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of antenatal corticosteroids for preventing very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) from surfactant use at different gestational ages (GA). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the VLBW preterm infants registered in the Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan from 1997 through 2014. Infants at 20–37 weeks' gestation were included, and infants with lethal congenital anomaly, chromosomal anomaly, and congenital infection were excluded. Antenatal corticosteroid courses were classified into two groups (
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