Case | Gestational age (weeks) | Birth weight (g) | Sex (M/F) | Apgar scores | Antenatal dexamethasone treatment (doses) | Time between the last dose of antenatal dexamethasone and delivery (h) | Lowest blood pressure before corticosteroids (systolic/diastolic (mean) mm Hg) | Maximum dose of inotropes before corticosteroid treatment | Outcomes | ||||||||||
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1 min | 5 min | Dopamine (μg/kg/min) | Dobutamine (μg/kg/min) | Adrenaline (μg/kg/min) | |||||||||||||||
1 | 28.6 | 985 | F | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16/8 (11) | 32 | 30 | 4 | CLD | |||||||
2 | 24.7 | 660 | F | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 23/12 (16) | 60 | 30 | 1.6 | CLD | |||||||
3 | 25.0 | 670 | F | 4 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 16/10 (12) | 60 | 30 | 4.4 | Died, respiratory failure | |||||||
4 | 23.9 | 770 | M | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 28/15 (20) | 42 | 40 | 2 | Died, PIE, respiratory failure | |||||||
5 | 28.6 | 1055 | M | 9 | 10 | 2 | 64 | 26/10 (15) | 40 | 20 | 0.5 | Alive and well |
CLD, Chronic lung disease; PIE, pulmonary interstitial emphysema.