The effect of postnatal steroids on lung ultrasound scores and extubation readiness in very low birth weight infants
While LUS scores do not predict the need for dexamethasone treatment to promote successful extubation, they do predict subsequent extubation success, irrespective of both dexamethasone treatment and duration of ventilation.
Authors
- Sudhir Sriram
- Kate A. Feinstein
- Madhavi Singhal
- Jeremy D. Marks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-5257)
- Michael D. Schreiber
Institutions
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Rush Children's Hospital (US)
- Rush University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02525-5
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Chicago