Journal article
Evidence-Based Neonatal Drug Therapy for Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Abstract
Corticosteroids, intramuscular vitamin A and caffeine reduce the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very-low-birth-weight infants. We compared the size of the beneficial drug effects on BPD and evaluated long-term drug safety by estimating the number needed to treat (NNT) and the number needed to harm (NNH) for the outcome of cerebral palsy (CP). When given prophylactically during the first 4 days of life, corticosteroids increase the …
Authors
Schmidt B; Roberts R; Millar D; Kirpalani H
Journal
Neonatology, Vol. 93, No. 4, pp. 284–287
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2008
DOI
10.1159/000121453
ISSN
1661-7800