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Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

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Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

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Full title

Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

Publisher

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2007-11, Vol.357 (19), p.1893-1902

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

A previous report showed that the use of caffeine to treat apnea of prematurity reduces the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, but whether it has long-term effects on neurodevelopment and growth is unknown. In this placebo-controlled, randomized trial, treatment with caffeine significantly improved the rate of survival without neurodevelopmental d...

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Full title

Long-Term Effects of Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_567369

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_567369

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa073679