Effect of Prophylaxis for Early Adrenal Insufficiency Using Low-Dose Hydrocortisone in Very Preterm Infants: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
- Shaffer ML Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- Baud O Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Switzerland; University Paris Diderot, Paris, France. Electronic address: olivier.baud@hcuge.ch.
- Lacaze-Masmonteil T Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Peltoniemi OM PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence, Oulu University Hospital, Finland.
- Bonsante F Réanimation Néonatale et Pédiatrique, Néonatologie, Centre d'Etudes Périnatales de l'Océan Indien (CEPOI, EA 7388), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion, Site Sud - Saint Pierre, France.
- Watterberg KL Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.
- 2018-11-13
Published in:
- The Journal of pediatrics. - 2019
Adrenal Insufficiency
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Glucocorticoids
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Infant, Extremely Premature
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
English
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of prophylaxis for early adrenal insufficiency using low-dose hydrocortisone on survival without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm infants using an individual patient data meta-analysis.
STUDY DESIGN
All existing randomized controlled trials testing the efficacy of the prophylaxis of early adrenal insufficiency using low-dose hydrocortisone on survival without BPD were considered for inclusion when data were available. The primary outcome was the binary variable survival without BPD at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age.
RESULTS
Among 5 eligible studies, 4 randomized controlled trials had individual patient data available (96% of participants identified; n = 982). Early low-dose hydrocortisone treatment for 10-15 days was associated with a significant increase in survival without BPD (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.11-1.90; P = .007; I2 = 0%), as well as with decreases in medical treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.56-0.93; P = .01; I2 = 0%) and death before discharge (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.51-0.97; P = .03; I2 = 0%). The therapy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous gastrointestinal perforation (OR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.33-4.69; P = .004; I2 = 31.9%) when hydrocortisone was given in association with indomethacin exposure. The incidence of late-onset sepsis was increased in infants exposed to hydrocortisone (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.02-1.75; P = .04; I2 = 0%), but no adverse effects were reported for either death or 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes as assessed in an aggregate meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS
This individual patient data meta-analysis showed that early low-dose hydrocortisone therapy is beneficial for survival without BPD in very preterm infants.
To assess the effect of prophylaxis for early adrenal insufficiency using low-dose hydrocortisone on survival without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm infants using an individual patient data meta-analysis.
STUDY DESIGN
All existing randomized controlled trials testing the efficacy of the prophylaxis of early adrenal insufficiency using low-dose hydrocortisone on survival without BPD were considered for inclusion when data were available. The primary outcome was the binary variable survival without BPD at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age.
RESULTS
Among 5 eligible studies, 4 randomized controlled trials had individual patient data available (96% of participants identified; n = 982). Early low-dose hydrocortisone treatment for 10-15 days was associated with a significant increase in survival without BPD (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.11-1.90; P = .007; I2 = 0%), as well as with decreases in medical treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.56-0.93; P = .01; I2 = 0%) and death before discharge (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.51-0.97; P = .03; I2 = 0%). The therapy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous gastrointestinal perforation (OR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.33-4.69; P = .004; I2 = 31.9%) when hydrocortisone was given in association with indomethacin exposure. The incidence of late-onset sepsis was increased in infants exposed to hydrocortisone (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.02-1.75; P = .04; I2 = 0%), but no adverse effects were reported for either death or 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes as assessed in an aggregate meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS
This individual patient data meta-analysis showed that early low-dose hydrocortisone therapy is beneficial for survival without BPD in very preterm infants.
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- English
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.004
- PMID 30416014
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/216385
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