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ArticleThe journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG2022

Inhaled Budesonide in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome of Near-Term Neonates: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Mohamed S Elfarargy, Ghada M Al-Ashmawy, Sally M Abu-Risha, Haidy A Khattab

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Article in The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamed S ElfarargyDepartment of Pediatrics (MSE), Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, City, Country.
Ghada M Al-AshmawyDepartment of Biochemistry (GMA-A), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, City, Country.
Sally M Abu-RishaDepartment of Pharmacology (SMA-R), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, City, Country.
Haidy A KhattabDepartment of Physiology (HAK), Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Tanta University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluates the value of inhaled budesonide (BUD) administration in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) cases especially for near-term neonates.

methodsA randomized controlled trial involving 120 neonates with respiratory distress, which was diagnosed as RDS, was conducted from July 2016 to March 2018. The neonates studied were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (the inhaled BUD group), consisting of 60 neonates who received BUD (2 mL, 0.25-mg/mL suspension) inhalation, twice daily for 5 days; and group 2 (the placebo group), consisting of 60 neonates with RDS who received humidified distilled sterile water inhalation (2 mL). Downes score, RDS grades, and interleukin 8 (IL-8) levels were monitored and measured on the first and fifth days of incubation.

resultsStatistically significant differences (SSDs) in RDS grades, Downes score, and IL-8 levels on the fifth day of admission were observed between groups 1 and 2 (p = 0.001) and between the first and fifth days of incubation in group 1 (p = 0.001). The SSDs in the duration of hospitalization (p = 0.001) and the number of neonates receiving mechanical ventilation (p = 0.032) were found between both groups.

conclusionsBudesonide inhalation is associated with improvements in clinical and laboratory parameters in neonates with RDS.

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budesonideinhaledneonaterespiratory distresstherapeutic

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PMID35002557
PMCPMC8717620
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