Timing of postnatal steroids for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: association with pulmonary and neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the associations between age at first postnatal corticosteroids (PNS) exposure and risk for severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI). STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study of 951 infants born <27 weeks gestational age at NICHD Neonatal Research Network sites who received PNS between 8 days of life (DOL) and 36 weeks' postmenstrual age was used to produce adjusted odds ratios (aOR). RESULTS: Compared with infants in the reference group (22-28 DOL-lowest rate), aOR for severe BPD was similar for children given PNS between DOL 8 and 49 but higher among infants treated at DOL 50-63 (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.03-3.06), and at DOL ≥64 (aOR 3.06, 95% CI 1.44-6.48). The aOR for NDI did not vary significantly by age of PNS exposure. CONCLUSION: For infants at high risk of BPD, initial PNS should be considered prior to 50 DOL for the lowest associated odds of severe BPD.

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Cited Authors

  • Harmon, HM; Jensen, EA; Tan, S; Chaudhary, AS; Slaughter, JL; Bell, EF; Wyckoff, MH; Hensman, AM; Sokol, GM; DeMauro, SB; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network,

Published Date

  • April 2020

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 40 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 616 - 627

PubMed ID

  • 32020038

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC7101070

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1476-5543

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/s41372-020-0594-4

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States