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Publication types Randomized Controlled Trial MeSH terms Prolong pregnancy when there are underlying, self-limited causes of labor, such as pyelonephritis or abdominal surgery, which are unlikely to cause recurrent preterm labor
*Survival of infants born in the periviable period is dependent on resuscitation and support
Two types of articles were included: a) full-text articles published in English or any other Current international recommendations are to initiate treatment with betamethasone (12 mg every 24 h, 2 doses) or dexamethasone (6 mg every 12 h, 4 doses) [ 5 ], in any gestation at risk of preterm delivery from 24 + 0 weeks gestational age (GA) to 34 + 0 weeks GA [ 6, 7 ]
Dexamethasone / therapeutic use* Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use* There was no statistically significant difference, but a potentially clinically important effect was found between dexamethasone and betamethasone in chorioamnionitis (odds ratio, 0
Investigation of nurses' attitude and compliance to standard precautions in tertiary hospitals in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria found that sensitization programs should be intensified to ensure that health workers understand and comply with infection control through the use of SP
Teratogenicity including increased incidence of cleft palate have occurred in animal studies, however, the relevance to human has been questioned
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The results of a new clinical trial, published on October 23, 2020, in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid, can improve survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of early preterm birth in low-resource settings
Cerebral edema: 10 mg IV and then 4 mg IM q 6 hr until cerebral edema symptoms subside; change to oral therapy, 1-3 mg tid, as soon as possible and taper over 5-7 days
The more premature your baby is, the more likely Another commonly reported respiratory complication of preterm labor is transient tachypnea of the (P<0
ir with code of IRCT201212307513N2 and conducted on 70 patients for 28-34 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the comparative clinical effectiveness and safety of dexamethasone vs betamethasone for preterm birth
Dexamethasone is given in four doses, 12 hours apart
This matched cohort study aimed to assess how the antenatal dexamethasone use affect the respiratory distress (RD) proportion in preterm newborns between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation
2006;63 (11 The gluconeogenic effects of dexamethasone, when administered intramuscularly, are generally noted within the first 6-12 hours (faster via IV route)
Unlike lower potency glucocorticoids, such as cortisol or prednisone, dexamethasone can cross the placenta into the fetal circulation
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) Adult: As dexamethasone phosphate: Initially, 10 mg via IV inj, followed by 4 mg via IM inj 6 hourly, until oedema subsides
Dexamethasone is the least-preferred alternative and should only be given if no other glucocorticoid is available
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Birth weight and growth rate of lambs born to treated ewes were not significantly different Dexamethasone accelerates maturation of fetal lungs, decrease number of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome and improves survival in preterm delivered neonates
1 A Cochrane review of ACS compared Dexamethasone and betamethasone are the two antenatal corticosteroids recommended for accelerating fetal lung development in threatened preterm birth
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4 mg betamethasone (Celestone Chronodose) 24 h apart, and found no differences in two-year outcomes between the two groups
However, dexamethasone is <10% elminated in urine
) dexamethasone as an analgesic adjunct in labor analgesia
between dexamethasone and betamethasone in neonatal death (odds ratio, 1
Intravenous dexamethasone may represent an effective analgesic strategy during labor and result in drug dose sparing of both levobupivacaine and fentanyl, according to results of The dexamethasone arm was compared against the placebo arm for the primary outcomes using relative risk with 95% confidence intervals, based on a logistic model with a binomial distribution and the log link to obtain relative risks
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Prolong pregnancy when there are underlying, self-limited causes of labor, such as pyelonephritis or abdominal surgery, which are unlikely to cause recurrent preterm labor
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Conclusions: Dexamethasone could significantly reduce the length of induction-active phase interval, and length of the first stage of labor, with no