○ 교과서, 가이드라인, 임상연구문헌 등에서 임상적 유용성이 확인되어, betamethasone sodium phosphate 주사제는 허가사항을 초과하여 조산위험이 있는 24-34주 임신부에게 태아 합병증 예방목적으로 투여 시 요양급여를 인정함.
■ 관련문헌 등
· Williams Obstetrics, 25e (2018)> Chapter 42: Preterm Birth, Chapter 34: The Preterm Newborn
· Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 5e (2013)> Chapter 11: Management of labour
· Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 4e (2019)> Chapter 36: Stillbirth and neonatal mortality, Chapter 43: Neonatal care
· The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) COMMITTEE OPINION Number 713, August 2017, Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy for Fetal Maturation
· European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome?2019 Update April 11, 2019, Neonatology 2019;115:432?450
· WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes (2015)
· Effect of corticosteroids for fetal maturation on perinatal outcomes. NIH Consens Statement. 1994 Feb 28-Mar 2;12(2):1-24.
· Roberts D et al. Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth(Review) Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 21;3:CD004454
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· Elimian A et al. Antenatal betamethasone compared with dexamethasone (betacode trial): a randomized controlled trial Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;110(1):26-30.
· Lee BH et al. Adverse neonatal outcomes associated with antenatal dexamethasone versus antenatal betamethasone Pediatrics. 2006 May;117(5):1503-10.
· Crowther CA et al. Maternal intramuscular dexamethasone versus betamethasone before preterm birth (ASTEROID): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Sep 12. pii: S2352-4642(19)30292-5.
· Garite TJ et al. Impact of a 'rescue course' of antenatal corticosteroids: a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;200(3):248.e1-9.
· McEvoy C et al. Respiratory compliance in preterm infants after a single rescue course of antenatal steroids: a randomized controlled trial Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:544.e1-9.
· Peltoniemi OM et al. Randomized trial of a single repeat dose of prenatal betamethasone treatment in imminent preterm birth. Pediatrics. 2007 Feb;119(2):290-8.
· Crowther CA et al. Repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for improving neonatal health outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jul 5;(7):CD003935.
· Crowther CA et al. Effects of repeat prenatal corticosteroids given to women at risk of preterm birth: An individual participant data meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2019 Apr; 16(4): e1002771.