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ArticleClinical and translational science2022

Association between betamethasone levels and respiratory distress syndrome in preterm births: A prospective cohort study.

Noah Zafran, Manal Massalha, Abeer Suleiman, Refaat Massalha, Lila Mahagna, Scott A Weiner, Shabtai Romano, Eliezer Shalev, Raed Salim

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Noah ZafranDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Manal MassalhaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Abeer SuleimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Refaat MassalhaEndocrinology Laboratory, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Lila MahagnaEndocrinology Laboratory, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Scott A WeinerDepartment of Neonatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Shabtai RomanoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Eliezer ShalevDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Raed SalimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Emek Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recommended fixed dosage of betamethasone for pregnancies at risk of preterm birth was determined in the 1970s, regardless of gestational age (GA), number of fetuses, and maternal weight. We aimed to examine the association between maternal and neonatal betamethasone serum levels and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and to examine whether levels correlate with maternal weight, GA, or number of fetuses. A prospective study was conducted at a single academic medical center between August 2016 and February 2019. Women received betamethasone and delivered between 28

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Premature BirthRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornAdrenal Cortex HormonesBetamethasoneFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyProspective StudiesAdrenal Cortex HormonesBetamethasone

Identifiers

PMID35923139
PMCPMC9579395
OpenAlexW4289731907

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