Very low-dose dexamethasone to facilitate extubation of preterm babies at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: the MINIDEX feasibility RCT

Very low-dose dexamethasone to facilitate extubation of preterm babies at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: the MINIDEX feasibility RCT

Background: Postnatal corticosteroids are used to improve lung function and reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm babies. However, corticosteroids may be associated with adverse neurodevelopment. Despite a lack of evidence, some clinicians in the UK use very low-dose re...

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Main Authors: Helen Yates, Virginia Chiocchia, Louise Linsell, Nicolas Orsi, Edmund Juszczak, Kathryn Johnson, Philip Chetcuti, Claire Illingworth, Pollyanna Hardy, Vaneesha Monk, Simon Newell, Mark Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2019-08-01
Series:Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Subjects:
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
chronic lung disease
dexamethasone
corticosteroid
neonate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/eme06080

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