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This statement is intended for health care professionals caring for neonates and young infants. The objectives of this statement are to review the short- and long-term effects of systemic and inhaled postnatal corticosteroids for the prevention or treatment of evolving or established chronic lung disease and to make recommendations for the use of corticosteroids in infants with very low birth weight. The routine use of systemic dexamethasone for the prevention or treatment of chronic lung disease in infants with very low birth weight is not recommended.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11826218 DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.2.330
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatrics ISSN: 0031-4005 Impact factor: 7.124