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. 2002 Feb;109(2):330-8.
doi: 10.1542/peds.109.2.330.

Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

Committee on Fetus and Newborn

Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

Committee on Fetus and Newborn. Pediatrics. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

This statement is intended for health care professionals caring for neonates and young infants. The objectives of this statement are to review the short- and long-term effects of systemic and inhaled postnatal corticosteroids for the prevention or treatment of evolving or established chronic lung disease and to make recommendations for the use of corticosteroids in infants with very low birth weight. The routine use of systemic dexamethasone for the prevention or treatment of chronic lung disease in infants with very low birth weight is not recommended.

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