Survival rate and prevalence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 89; pp. S69 - S73
• Main Authors: Latini, Giuseppe, De Felice, Claudio, Giannuzzi, Raffaella, Del Vecchio, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Advanced Basic Science; Birth Weight; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - diagnosis; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - mortality; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - physiopathology; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - therapy; Extremely low birth weight infants; Female; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; Infant, Extremely Premature; Infant, Newborn; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Neonatal alveolarization; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Prevalence; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Italy; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Survival rate; Extremely low birth weight infants; Neonatal alveolarization

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to represent a significant cause of morbidity among survivors of severe prematurity in the NICU. The increasing prevalence of BPD over the decades has been suggested to be related to the increased survival of extremely low birthweight infants. To evaluate d...