Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Caffeine, the most commonly used medication in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, has calciuric and osteoclastogenic effects. METHODS: To examine the association between the cumulative dose and duration of therapy of caffeine and osteopenia of prematurity, a retrospective cohort study was conducted including premature infants less than 31 weeks and birth weight less than 1500 g. Osteopenia of prematurity was evaluated using chest X-rays on a biweekly basis over 12 weeks of hospitalization. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Ebtihal Ali, Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, Michael Moffatt, Michael Narvey, Martin Reed, Depeng Jiang |
Journal | BMC pediatrics
(BMC Pediatr)
Vol. 18
Issue 1
Pg. 9
(01 22 2018)
ISSN: 1471-2431 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 29357829
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Caffeine
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Topics |
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic
(chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
- Caffeine
(adverse effects)
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Premature, Diseases
(chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
- Linear Models
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Pilot Projects
- Radiography, Thoracic
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
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