Hydrocortisone use in ventilated extremely preterm infants decreased bronchopulmonary dysplasia with no effects on neurodevelopment after two years.

Anaïs RenaultJuliana PatkaïGilles DassieuMayass El AyoubiFlorence Canouï-PoitrineXavier Durrmeyer

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2016)

Using hydrocortisone after 14 days on ventilated extremely preterm infants was associated with decreased BPD, with no apparent effects on neurodevelopment at two years of corrected age.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
septic shock
magnetic resonance imaging
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
preterm birth
contrast enhanced