Journal Club - Prophylactic hydrocortisone to improve BPD-free survival?
The Incubator Channel · 30 Mar 2026 · 16 min
Summary
Ben and Daphna review a large Swedish national cohort study from JAMA Network Open on early prophylactic hydrocortisone in extremely preterm infants to prevent BPD. They discuss the regimens used, differences in outcomes by gestational age (24–25 weeks versus older infants), and possible confounding from chorioamnionitis.
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