| Literature DB >> 16790734 |
Abstract
Changing preterm population variables have masked improvements in neonatal survival over time. Increased use of antenatal steroids, caesarean section, and surfactant may have reduced the likelihood of mortality and periventricular haemorrhage by a third and doubled that of chronic lung disease, persistent duct, and septicaemia.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16790734 PMCID: PMC2672736 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.080192
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed ISSN: 1359-2998 Impact factor: 5.747