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ArticleTranslational pediatrics2021

Systematic review and meta-analysis: the effect of bronchopulmonary dysplasia on neurodevelopment in very low birth weight premature infants.

Shuqiang Gao, Xiaolong Zhang, Weina Du, Xiaofeng Zhou, Yufeng Xi, Rong Ju

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Article in Translational pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Shuqiang GaoDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xiaolong ZhangDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Weina DuDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xiaofeng ZhouDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yufeng XiDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Rong JuDepartment of Neonatology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

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Abstract

backgroundA meta-analysis was performed to study the effect of steroid intervention on the neurodevelopment of extremely low birth weight preterm infants complicated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and to provide a theoretical basis for clinical treatment.

methodsThe Wanfang database, Chinese Biomedical Literature database, VIP database, Baidu Academic, CNKI database, The Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, and PubMed database were searched by computer from establishment to 2021. Randomized controlled trials on the effect of steroids on neurodevelopment in very low birth weight preterm infants with bronchial dysplasia published from January 10, 2007 were retrieved. The included literature was evaluated for bias risk, then analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software.

resultsA total of 9 studies were included, with a total of 2,453 patients. The funnel plot showed that the circles and the midline of some studies were basically symmetrical, and there was no bias in the publications. The conclusions obtained were relatively reliable. Cerebral palsy, neurodevelopmental indicators, and MRI findings of preterm infants were analyzed. The cognitive impairment of very low birth weight preterm infants complicated with bronchial dysplasia (RR =0.83, 95% CI: 0.72-0.96, P=0.01) in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group, while cerebral palsy (RR =0.99, 95% CI: 0.75-1.29, P=0.93), speech impairment (RR =0.75, 95% CI: 0.46-1.21, P=0.24), hearing loss requiring amplification (RR =0.60, 95% CI: 0.35-1.03, P=0.06), bilateral blindness RR =0.81, 95% CI: 0.52-1.24, P=0.32), severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (RR =0.71, 95% CI: 0.33-1.50, P=0.37), and cystic periventricular leukomalacia (RR =0.82, 95% CI: 0.43-1.57, P=0.56) had no significant differences compared with the control group. DISCUSSION: In this meta-analysis, we found that the use of steroids in very low birth weight preterm infants complicated with bronchial dysplasia had significant effects on cognition, but no significant effects on hearing, vision, or language function.

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bronchopulmonary dysplasianeurodevelopmentpremature infantssteroidsVery low birth weight

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