Recent advances for clinical applications of caffeine in premature infants
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2016.04.012
- VernacularTitle:咖啡因在早产新生儿疾病中的临床应用进展
- Author:
Xiaomeng GENG
;
Baohai SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Caffeine;
Aapnea of prematurity;
Lung function;
Nervous system
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2016;23(4):263-267
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Caffeine has been applied in clinic more than 30years,nowadays,which is one of the safe and effective drugs for the treatment of neonatal disease.It has been proved that caffeine can significantly re-duce the major acute neonatal morbidities include apnea of prematurity,bronchopulmonary dysplasia,severe retinopathy,patent ductus arteriosus with surgical ligation.Moreover,recent research also shown that caffeine can improve babies neurological outcome and lung function.This review summarized the latest progression in the pharmacological characteristics,clinical applications and untoward effect of caffeine.
