Ultra-high dose of intra-amniotic or direct fetal intramuscular betamethasone for lung maturation in the preterm goat model

SEZİK, Mekin; Antalyali, Meltem; Ozmen, Ozlem; Haligur, MEHMET; Koker, Afsin; Ozkaya, Okan; Kosker, Muhammet

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.031

Ultra-high dose of intra-amniotic or direct fetal intramuscular betamethasone for lung maturation in the preterm goat model

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, vol.164, no.1, pp.15-23, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 164 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.031
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.15-23
Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of intra-amniotic (IA) and fetal injections of a single ultra-high dose of betamethasone (BM) 48 h before preterm delivery on neonatal pulmonary function, using an experimental goat model.