Corticosteroids for treating hypotension in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Subhedar, Nimish V ^a   Duffy, K ^b   Ibrahim, H ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones *therapeutic use ; Dexamethasone therapeutic use ; Dopamine therapeutic use ; Hydrocortisone therapeutic use ; Hypotension *drug therapy ; Infant, newborn; Infant, premature

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 43149107357     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003662.pub3     Document Type: Review

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