New insights into spontaneous intestinal perforation using a national data set (3): antenatal steroids have no adverse association with spontaneous intestinal perforation
New insights into spontaneous intestinal perforation using a national data set (3): antenatal steroids have no adverse association with spontaneous intestinal perforation
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.jp.7211589
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发表时间:
2006-11-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Gordon, P. V.
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作者:
Attridge, J. T.;Clark, R.;Gordon, P. V.
Objective: To examine whether antenatal steroids (ANS), alone or with early indomethacin, are associated with spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). SIP is a known complication of concurrent post-natal administration of glucocorticoid and indomethacin in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants.Study design: A large de-identified national data set was retrospectively examined for infants with SIP without any report of other malformation or necrotizing entrocolitis. A control group was then derived matching for gender and birth weight (+/- 20 g). Pre- and post-natal variables were tested by both univariate and multivariate analysis to identify associations with SIP.Results: From January 1996 to June 2004, there were 2 27 711 discharges from Pediatrix neonatal intensive care unit sites. From this population 388 infants with SIP associated with ELBW were compared to matched controls. Infants with SIP were more likely to have received early indomethacin and to have received a combination of early indomethacin with post-natal glucocorticoids (P