Using dexamethasone wisely in invasively ventilated preterm infants

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Editorial

Samuel J Gentle et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;57(4):785-786.

doi: 10.1002/ppul.25819. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD); mechanical ventilation; neonatal pulmonary medicine; oxygenation and therapy.

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