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Antenatal steroids and fluid balance in very low birthweight infants
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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Antenatal steroids and neonatal renal functionShow More
Dear Editor,
We read with great interest the paper of Dimitrou et al. on the impact of antenatal steroids and fluid balance in very low birth weight infants. The authors nicely documented the impact of prenatal steroids on insensible water loss and on urine output. However, one should be aware that diuresis, glomerular filtration rate and tubular function all are different aspects of renal function. While the au...
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