Factors associated with the response to postnatal dexamethasone use in very low birthweight infants: a nationwide cohort study.

Seung Hwan BaekJeong Eun ShinJungho HanIn Gyu SongJoonsik ParkSu Min LeeSungbo ShimHo Seon EunSoon Min LeeJoohee LimSo Jin YoonWook ChangMin Soo Park

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2023)

Approximately 20.5% of preterm infants received dexamethasone, and the frequency increased as gestational age decreased. Poor response to dexamethasone was associated with antenatal and postnatal inflammation, low birth weight and early pulmonary hypertension.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
human milk
birth weight
high dose
pulmonary hypertension
low dose
pregnant women
oxidative stress
pulmonary artery
body mass index
weight gain