Postnatal Steroids Use for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in a Quaternary Care NICU.

Uthayakumaran KanagarajJason TanAmuchou SoraishamAbhay LodhaPrakesh ShahTapas KulkarniSandesh Shivananda

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2024)

· In this quaternary NICU, 8% of infants born before 33 weeks were administered postnatal steroids (PNS).. · The percentage of infants given PNS remained stable; however, the cumulative dose per patient for BPD rose.. · The study identified targeted interventions to minimize clinical practice variations at the center..

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