Antenatal corticosteroid therapy in premature infants

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Smrcek, J M ^a   Schwartau, N ^a   Kohl, M ^a   Berg, C ^b   Geipel, A ^b   Krapp, M ^b   Diedrich, K ^a   Ludwig, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Ctr Repro Med Gynecologic E   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid treatment; Neonatal morbidity and mortality; Perinatal outcome; Premature infants; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; LUNG SURFACTANT; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPLEMENTATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12944307339     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-004-0664-4     Document Type: Article

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