. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.

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

Table 2. Responses of Ventilator-dependent Preterm Infants Randomized to a 10d Tapered Course of Dexamethasone Begun at a Median Age of 23d.

Values at 10d	Placebo	Dexamethasone	p

N	35	35
Failure to Extubate	88%	40%	<0.01
Mean Airway Pressure (cmH₂O)	10.2	7.6	<0.01
Peak Airway Pressure (cmH₂O)	19.6	16.7	<0.01
Inspired Oxygen	43.5%	34.7%	<0.04
Mean Blood Pressure (mmHg)	45.7	52.5	-

Data abstracted from Doyle, et al. (9)