Are the Risk Factors for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants the Same?

• Published in: Children (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 509
• Main Authors: Wu, Hui, Zhang, Juan, Zhang, Jing, Yu, Yanhong, Zhang, Hua, Han, Tongyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.04.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Apgar score; Birth weight; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Congenital diseases; Flow velocity; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Infants (Premature); Intubation; Lung diseases; Lungs; Medical prognosis; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Newborn babies; Oxygen therapy; Pneumonia; Postpartum period; Premature babies; Pulmonary arteries; retinopathy of prematurity; Retrolental fibroplasia; Risk factors; Sepsis; Steroids; Ventilators; very low birth weight; Georgia; risk factors; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; retinopathy of prematurity; very low birth weight; oxygen therapy

Background/Objectives: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) affect the prognosis of preterm infants, and their coexistence is a risk factor for poor long-term outcomes in very low-birth-weight infants. However, there has been limited in-depth assessment of common and...