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March 31, 2022
Study Shows Hydrocortisone Does Not Prevent Lung Complication in Extremely Preterm Infants
Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, led UNC’s site for a national clinical trial that compared the use of hydrocortisone versus placebo for preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary to keep preterm infants alive.