Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

Lillian Blackmon; Edward Bell; William Engle; William Kanto; Committee on Fetus and Newborn, American Academy of Pediatrics

doi:10.1542/peds.109.2.330

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Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

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Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

Lillian Blackmon, Edward Bell, William Engle, William Kanto and Committee on Fetus and Newborn, American Academy of Pediatrics

Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.109(2), pp.330-338

02/01/2002

DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.2.330

PMID: 11826218

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Abstract

This statement is intended for health care professionals caring for neonates and young infants. The objectives of this statement are to review the short- and long-term effects of systemic and inhaled postnatal corticosteroids for the prevention or treatment of evolving or established chronic lung disease and to make recommendations for the use of corticosteroids in infants with very low birth weight.

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Lungs

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Title: Subtitle: Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants
Creators: Lillian Blackmon
Edward Bell
William Engle
William Kanto
Committee on Fetus and Newborn, American Academy of Pediatrics
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.109(2), pp.330-338
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.2.330
PMID: 11826218
ISSN: 0031-4005
eISSN: 1098-4275
Language: English
Date published: 02/01/2002
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
Record Identifier: 9984353949902771

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