Methylprednisolone, an alternative to dexamethasone in very premature infants at risk of chronic lung disease

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1496-1500

  Andre P ^a   Thebaud B ^a   Odievre M H ^a   Razafimahefa, H ^a   Zupan, V ^a   Dehan, M ^a   Lacaze Masmonteil, T ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Chronic lung disease; Dexamethasone; Infant, premature, diseases; Leukomalacia, periventricular; Methylprednisolone; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FETUS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; LEUKOMALACIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033788358     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000588     Document Type: Article

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