Search for dissertations about: "antenatal corticosteroids"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words antenatal corticosteroids.

  2. 1. Lung hyaluronan and lung water in the perinatal period

    Author : Hans Johnsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; antenatal corticosteroids; antenatal terbutaline; hyaluronan; hyperoxia; lung water; perinatal period; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Hyaluronan is an important component of the lung extracellular matrix, with a high capacity for water immobilization, but information on perinatal changes in the lung hyaluronan concentration and their association with changes in the lung water content is limited. In this study, conducted both in rabbit pups and in human infants, we investigated changes in the hyaluronan concentration and distribution in the lung and in the lung water content after preterm or term birth, and changes produced by common antenatal and postnatal pathological conditions and treatments. READ MORE

  4. 2. Antenatal corticosteroid exposure : studies on neonatal and long term outcome

    Author : Hanna Norberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Preterm delivery affects six to twelve per cent of all pregnant women each year. Treatment with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) has contributed greatly to improve outcome after preterm birth. READ MORE

  5. 3. Rough beginnings : Executive function in adolescents and young adults after preterm birth and repeat antenatal corticosteroid treatment

    Author : Johanna Stålnacke; Ann-Charlotte Smedler; Hans Forssberg; Peter Anderson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive flexibility; cluster analysis; development; latent variable analysis; longitudinal studies; parental education; perinatal medical complications; person-oriented approach; structural equation modeling; working memory; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates long-term cognitive outcome in two cohorts of adolescents and young adults exposed to stressors during the perinatal period: one group born preterm (.... READ MORE

  6. 4. Pulmonary disease in infancy, perinatal inflammatory risk factors and prophylaxis

    Author : Lena Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Objective: In the last decades the survival rate of preterm infants has increased substantially.1-3 Despite improved intensive neonatal care the incidence of chronic lung disease in infants born preterm has not changed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cardiovascular function in 6-year-old children born extremely preterm

    Author : Lilly-Ann Mohlkert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In western countries, approximately 6 to 12 per cent of all pregnancies end preterm, i.e., before 37 weeks of gestation. After the introduction of antenatal corticosteroids, surfactant therapy and neonatal intensive care, survival rates after preterm birth have increased markedly worldwide. READ MORE