Antenatal and postnatal corticosteroid and resuscitation induced lung injury in preterm sheep
Abstract Background Initiation of ventilation using high tidal volumes in preterm lambs causes lung injury and inflammation.Antenatal corticosteroids mature the lungs of preterm infants and postnatal corticosteroids are used to treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Objective To test if antenatal or postnatal corticosteroids would decrease resuscitation