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• 1.   Corticosteroids in the prevention and management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

  This article discusses evidence-based guidelines for postnatal steroid therapy in the management of chronic lung disease.

  

  Abstract:

  Corticosteroids were first prescribed for preterm neonates to treat respiratory distress syndrome, but they were found to have no beneficial effect in this disorder. About 20 years ago, dexamethasone was first used to treat infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia who were ventilator dependent after the age of 3 weeks. There were short-term benefits, with an improvement in lung function more...

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  Northern Ireland

  Semin Neonatol, Vol: 8 Page: 83-91 February 2003
  D. G. Grier; H. L. Halliday

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