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    Dexamethasone treatment for preterm infants with lung disease improved heart rate characteristics index (HRCi) but did not predict extubation success. Higher postmenstrual age (PMA) and lower respiratory severity scores (RSS) were associated with successful extubation.

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    • Neonatal Medicine
    • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Pharmacology

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    • Dexamethasone is used to improve respiratory status in preterm infants with lung disease.
    • Dexamethasone affects heart rate variability, influencing the heart rate characteristics index (HRCi), a sepsis risk score.
    • Respiratory improvement is often measured by the ability to reduce ventilatory support, quantified by the respiratory severity score (RSS).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the association between early dexamethasone treatment, HRCi, and RSS with respiratory improvement, specifically successful extubation.
    • To determine if HRCi and RSS predict successful extubation in preterm infants receiving dexamethasone for lung disease.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of 65 preterm infants (gestational age < 32 weeks) receiving >3 days of dexamethasone for lung disease.
    • Analysis of daily FiO2, HRCi, and RSS for the start day of dexamethasone and the 2 days before and after.
    • Comparison of variables between infants who were successfully extubated (no reintubation within 7 days) and those who were not.

    Main Results:

    • Dexamethasone treatment led to significant decreases in HRCi, FiO2, and RSS by day 3.
    • Successful extubation (n=38) was associated with higher postmenstrual age (PMA), lower FiO2 and RSS, and conventional ventilation.
    • Multivariable analysis identified RSS and PMA as predictors of successful extubation, while HRCi did not predict success.

    Conclusions:

    • While dexamethasone improved HRCi in preterm infants with lung disease, this improvement did not correlate with extubation success.
    • Higher PMA and lower respiratory support (RSS) were key factors associated with successful extubation during dexamethasone therapy.
    • Fifty-eight percent of infants achieved successful extubation during dexamethasone treatment, highlighting the importance of PMA and RSS.