Caffeine is a risk factor for osteopenia of prematurity in preterm infants: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Ebtihal Ali (Author), Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg (Author), Michael Moffatt (Author), Michael Narvey (Author), Martin Reed (Author), Depeng Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Caffeine, the most commonly used medication in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, has calciuric and osteoclastogenic effects. Methods To examine the association between the cumulative dose and duration of therapy of caffeine and osteopenia of prematurity, a retrospective cohort study...