Early cortisol values and long-term outcomes in extremely low birth weight infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 484-488

  Aucott, S W ^a   Watterberg, K L ^b   Shaffer, M L ^c   Donohue, P K ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchopulmonary dysplasia; extremely preterm infants; hydrocortisone; outcomes of high risk infants

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954243481     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.191     Document Type: Article

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