Effects of postnatal hydrocortisone on cytokine profile in extremely preterm infants.

Kentaro TamuraMitsuhide NagaokaSatomi InomataYukako KawasakiMasami MakimotoTaketoshi Yoshida

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2022)

Although the postnatal hydrocortisone treatment provided for respiratory deterioration did not prevent the BPD development, hydrocortisone treatment might suppress IL-6 overproduction in extremely preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
septic shock
combination therapy