Pulmonary Effects of Neonatal Hydrocortisone Treatment in Ventilator-Dependent Preterm Infants
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Characteristics
Total
%
Gestational age (wk)a
27.3 ± 1.4
Birth weight (g)a
924 ± 231
Genderc
Female : male
17 : 38
SGA (<p2.3)c
4
7.3
Antenatal steroidsc
47
85.5
PROM > 24 hc
12
21.8
Apgar scoreb
At 1 min
6 (1–10)
At 5 min
8 (1–10)
Mortalityc
4
Postnatal age at death (days)
13, 18, 22, 63
Inotropesc
38
69.1
Patent ductus arteriosusc
31
56.4
Indometacin
30
96.8
Surgery
12 #
38.7
NECc
2
3.6
NEC surgery requirementc
2
100
IVHc
21
38.2
Grades I-II
14
—
Grades III-IV
7
—
Cystic PVLc(grade II)
1
—
Data are shown as amean ± SD, bmedian (range) or cn. SGA: small for gestational age, PROM: premature rupture of membranes, NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis, IVH: intraventricular haemorrhage, and PVL: periventricular leukomalacia. #In one case indometacin therapy was contraindicated because of IVH.