Prophylactic Methylxanthines for Preventing Extubation Failure in the Preterm Neonates with the Gestational Age of ≤30 Weeks: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: M Shivakumar (Author), Muhammad Najih (Author), Y Ramesh Bhat (Author), Purkayastha Jayashree (Author), Leslie Edward Simon Lewis (Author), Asha Kamath (Author), D Shashikala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Preterm neonates are at a high risk of respiratory depression at birth. Incidence of respiratory distress is reported in 60-80% of the neonates born with the gestational age of less than 28 weeks and 15-30% of the neonates with the gestational age of less than 32-34 weeks. The present st...