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Published in final edited form as: Clin Perinatol. 2009 Mar;36(1):177–188. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.09.016

Table 1. Postnatal Corticosteroids - Death/CLD.

Time of Treatment	# Studies	# Pts	RR	Significance

Death
<96h	21	3068	1.01 (.89-1.15)
7-14d	6	288	0.66(.40-1.09)
>3wks	8	542	0.99(.71-1.39)
CLD
<96h	15	2415	0.69(.60-.80)	*
7-14d	5	247	0.62(.47-.82)	*
>3wks (home O₂)	5	481	0.66(.47-.92)	*
Failure to Extubate-7d
<96	6	936	0.76(.66-.88)	*
7-14d	2	84	0.62(.46-.84)	*
>3wk	5	288	0.69(.58-.82)	*

Data from meta-analyses of Halliday, Ehrenkranz and Doyle (6,7,8)