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Neurological adverse effects of early postnatal dexamethasone in very preterm infants
  1. OLIVIER BAUD,
  2. VÉRONIQUE ZUPAN,
  3. THIERRY LACAZE-MASMONTEIL,
  4. MICHEL DEHAN
  1. Service de Réanimation et Pédiatrie Néonatales
  2. Hôpital Antoine Béclère
  3. 157 rue de la porte de Trivaux
  4. 92141 Clamart Cedex
  5. France

    https://doi.org/10.1136/fn.80.2.F158b

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      Editor—Administration of dexamethasone very early after birth has been explored as a prophylactic treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The results have been conflictual. Saunders et al 1 and the recent meta-analysis by Tushar Bhuta and Arne Ohlsson2 concluded a reduction in the odds of BPD. However, Tapia et al 3 recently failed to show a reduction in its incidence. None of these studies …

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