Maternal administration of dexamethasone in severe pregnancy-induced hypertension

Fourteen patients with severe pregnancy-induced hypertension and low lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratios were treated with 5 mg of dexamethasone phosphate intramuscularly every 12 hours for four doses to induce fetal pulmonary maturity. A comparison was made of the average gestational age, mean L/S...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1984-08, Vol.149 (7), p.722-726
Hauptverfasser:	Ruvinsky, Ernesto D., Douvas, Stavros G., Roberts, William E., Martin, James N., Palmer, Sue M., Rhodes, Phil G., Morrison, John C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amniotic Fluid - analysis Biological and medical sciences Dexamethasone - adverse effects Dexamethasone - therapeutic use Female Fetal Organ Maturity - drug effects Fetus - drug effects Humans Hypertension - complications Hypertension - physiopathology Infant, Newborn Lung - drug effects Lung - embryology Medical sciences Obstetric Labor, Premature - etiology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phosphatidylcholines - analysis Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - prevention & control Respiratory system Risk Sphingomyelins - analysis
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