Betamethasone use and risk factors for pulmonary edema during the perinatal period: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan

• Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Nishikawa, Takashi, Fukuhara, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer Science and Business Media LLC 12.08.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Antenatal corticosteroid; Betamethasone; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cervix; Clinical outcomes; Cohort analysis; Drug dosages; Edema; Female; Gestational diabetes; Gynecology and obstetrics; Hospitalization; Humans; Hypertension; Japan; Magnesium sulfate; Medical records; Patients; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Premature Birth; Pulmonary Edema; Retrospective Studies; RG1-991; Risk Factors; Ritodrine hydrochloride; Sepsis; Steroids; Survival analysis; Tocolytic agent; Tocolytic Agents; Variables; Japan

Background A few studies have reported that maternal administration of antenatal corticosteroids increased the risk of pulmonary edema (PE). However, despite the increasing usage rate of betamethasone as antenatal corticosteroid, maternal administration of betamethasone as a risk factor for PE has n...