Pulmonary Function at Hospital Discharge in Preterm Infants Randomized to a Single Rescue Course of Antenatal Steroids.
Pulmonary Function at Hospital Discharge in Preterm Infants Randomized to a Single Rescue Course of Antenatal Steroids.
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早产婴儿的医院出院时肺功能随机分为产前类固醇的单个救援过程。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.022
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发表时间:
2017-02
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McEvoy CT
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作者:
Jordan BK;Schilling D;McEvoy CT
To compare the pulmonary function, measured at birth and at hospital discharge, of infants whose mothers had been randomized to a single rescue course of antenatal steroids versus placebo. Follow-up at hospital discharge of a randomized, double-blinded trial. In the original trial, pregnant women > 14 days after their initial course of AS and < 34 weeks’ gestation were randomized to rescue AS or placebo. 44 mothers (56 infants) received rescue AS and 41 mothers (57 infants) received placebo. Passive respiratory compliance (Crs) and resistance (Rrs), and functional residual capacity (FRC), were measured at birth and discharge to evaluate changes in pulmonary mechanics over time. Statistical analyses were based on intention-to-treat. We previously reported that infants in the rescue AS compared with the placebo group demonstrated an increase in Crs measured within 72 hours of birth (1.21 vs 1.01 mL/cm H2O/kg for placebo; p<0.05). Here we show that the Crs benefit in the treated group was sustained until discharge. Infants in the placebo group demonstrated improvement in Crs such that by discharge, there was no difference in Crs between the rescue AS and placebo group (1.18 vs 1.22 mL/cm H2O/kg). Rescue AS significantly increases Crs measured within 72 hours of birth and this increase is sustained until hospital discharge. Preterm infants in the placebo group demonstrate a decreased initial Crs compared with the rescue AS group, but achieve a comparable Crs with the rescue AS group by discharge.