Variation in use of corticosteroids among infants ≤1,500 grams across hospitals in three states
✍ Scribed by Kellie E. Murphy; Mary Lynne Reuss; Alan Leviton; Nigel Paneth; Mervyn Susser
- Book ID
- 101292471
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-0802
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✦ Synopsis
We identified factors associated with no antenatal corticosteroid treatment among 1,369 women who delivered infants Յ1,500 g and Ͻ34 weeks gestation, 1991-1993. At four hospitals, infants weighing 500-1,500 g were enrolled. Information regarding corticosteroid use, maternal characteristics, and perinatal events were obtained. Factors associated with no corticosteroid treatment were examined in unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models. Overall, 693 (50.6%) women did not receive corticosteroids. Two hospitals had higher rates of no corticosteroid usage (89% and 75%) as compared with the other two (32% and 50%). Black, Hispanic, and poor women were more likely to receive care at the hospitals where the rates of corticosteroid utilization were lower.