Early systemic postnatal corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment
Gastrointestinal perforation during primary hospitalisation · preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
Early systemic postnatal corticosteroids leads to higher gastrointestinal perforation during primary hospitalisation compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Early (< 7 days) systemic postnatal corticosteroids for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.84 [1.36, 2.49]16 studies · 3040 participantsHigh