Decreased respiratory compliance in infants less than or equal to 32 weeks' gestation, delivered more than 7 days after antenatal steroid therapy

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  McEvoy, Cindy ^a   Schilling, Diane ^a   Spitale, Patricia ^a   Peters, Dawn ^b   O'Malley, Jean ^b   Durand, Manuel ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal corticosteroids; Betamethasone; Premature infants; Pulmonary function; Respiratory compliance

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; SURFACTANT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BREATH OCCLUSION TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FETAL THERAPY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BETAMETHASONE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL THERAPIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 44449161078     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2608     Document Type: Article

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