Enteral vitamin A for reducing severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Abhijeet Rakshasbhuvankar (Author), Sanjay Patole (Author), Karen Simmer (Author), J. Jane Pillow (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Intramuscular vitamin A supplementation decreases the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants without significant adverse effects. However, intramuscular vitamin A supplementation is not widely accepted because of the discomfort and risk...