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Association of Co-Exposure of Antenatal Steroid and Prophylactic Indomethacin with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation
Journal of Pediatrics
  • Hemasree Kandraju, University of Toronto
  • Jaideep Kanungo, The University of British Columbia
  • Kyong Soon Lee, University of Toronto
  • Sibasis Daspal, University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine
  • Mohammad Amin Adie, Windsor Regional Hospital
  • Jon Dorling, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Xiang Y. Ye, Mount Sinai Hospital of University of Toronto
  • Shoo K. Lee, University of Toronto
  • Prakesh S. Shah, University of Toronto
  • Marc Beltempo
  • Joseph Ting
  • Zenon Cieslak
  • Rebecca Sherlock
  • Ayman Abou Mehrem
  • Jennifer Toye
  • Khalid Aziz
  • Carlos Fajardo
  • Jaya Bodani
  • Lannae Strueby
  • Mary Seshia
  • Deepak Louis
  • Ruben Alvaro
  • Amit Mukerji
  • Orlando Da Silva
  • Eugene Ng
  • Brigitte Lemyre
  • Thierry Daboval
  • Faiza Khurshid
  • Ermelinda Pelausa
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2021
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.012
Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the association of a combined exposure to antenatal steroids and prophylactic indomethacin with the outcome of spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) among neonates born at <26 weeks of gestation or <750 g birth weight. Study design: We conducted a retrospective study of preterm infants admitted to Canadian Neonatal Network units between 2010 and 2018. Infants were classified into 2 groups based on receipt of antenatal steroids; the latter subgrouped as recent (≤7 days before birth) or latent (>7 days before birth) exposures. The co-exposure was prophylactic indomethacin. The primary outcome was SIP. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to calculate aORs. Results: Among 4720 eligible infants, 4121 (87%) received antenatal steroids and 1045 (22.1%) received prophylactic indomethacin. Among infants exposed to antenatal steroids, those who received prophylactic indomethacin had higher odds of SIP (aOR 1.61, 95% CI 1.14-2.28) compared with no prophylactic indomethacin. Subgroup analyses revealed recent antenatal steroids exposure with prophylactic indomethacin had higher odds of SIP (aOR 1.67, 95% CI 1.15-2.43), but latent antenatal steroids exposure with prophylactic indomethacin did not (aOR 1.24, 95% CI 0.48-3.21), compared with the respective groups with no prophylactic indomethacin. Among those not exposed to antenatal steroids, mortality was lower among those who received prophylactic indomethacin (aOR 0.45, 95% CI 0.28-0.73) compared with no prophylactic indomethacin. Conclusions: In preterm neonates of <26 weeks of gestation or birth weight <750 g, co-exposure of antenatal steroids and prophylactic indomethacin was associated with SIP, especially if antenatal steroids was received within 7 days before birth. Among those unexposed to antenatal steroids, prophylactic indomethacin was associated with lower odds of mortality.

Citation Information
Hemasree Kandraju, Jaideep Kanungo, Kyong Soon Lee, Sibasis Daspal, et al.. "Association of Co-Exposure of Antenatal Steroid and Prophylactic Indomethacin with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation" Journal of Pediatrics Vol. 235 (2021) p. 34 - 41.e1
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