Effect of pulsed dexamethasone therapy on tolerance of intravenously administered lipids in extremely low birth weight infants

Joan Sentipal-Walerius*, S. Dollberg, F. Mimouni, J. Doyle, C. Gilmour

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Abstract

We investigated the effect of dexamethasone on parenteral lipid tolerance in 7-day-old extremely low birth weight infants (n = 28) in a randomized, double-blind trial. Serum triglycerides were measured before and after 3 days of dexamethasone or placebo treatment. Infants treated with dexamethasone responded with higher triglyceride concentrations and greater sensitivity to incremental increases in the intravenous lipid dose.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-232
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume134
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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