Glycemic management after antenatal corticosteroid therapy
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The metabolic effect of antenatal corticosteroid therapy.
The use of antenatal dexamethasone to mature the fetal lung in pregnancies likely to deliver before 34 weeks is almost universal. It reduces the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn and results in an overall improvement in neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although considered to be generally safe, there are concerns about adverse maternal and fetal effects. In a series of s...
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INTRODUCTION Late preterm infants (34-36 weeks gestation) have a morbidity rate significantly higher than those born at term. However, few interventions have been undertaken to reduce this increased morbidity and mortality. Antenatal corticosteroid administration could be an effective preventive measure. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity associated with late premat...
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CONTEXT Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation have been underused, despite evidence for their benefits in cases of preterm birth. OBJECTIVE To evaluate dissemination strategies aimed at increasing appropriate use of this therapy. DESIGN AND SETTING Twenty-seven tertiary care institutions were randomly assigned to either usual dissemination of practice recommendations (n = 14) or us...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: North American Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1947-2714
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.127744