Pulmonary hypoplasia in the newborn infant

Incidence of pulmonary congenital malformations is studied among 46,966 babies born in a twelve year period, with special reference to 27 cases of pulmonary hypoplasia. 59.25% of these newborns were males and only 51.89% of them were born at term with normal weight. 74.0% of mortality took place in...

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Published inAnales españoles de pediatría Vol. 28; no. 3; p. 205
Main Authors Sánchez Navarro, M J, Alonso Ortiz, T, Blanco Caneda, M L, García Garrido, E, Taboada Castro, M L, de la Guerra Gallego, R, Arizcun Pineda, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.03.1988
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology
Lung - abnormalities
Male
Spain
Spain
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Summary:Incidence of pulmonary congenital malformations is studied among 46,966 babies born in a twelve year period, with special reference to 27 cases of pulmonary hypoplasia. 59.25% of these newborns were males and only 51.89% of them were born at term with normal weight. 74.0% of mortality took place in the first day of life. Hypoplasia was bilateral in 59.25% of cases and associated to other malformations in 96.29%.
ISSN:0302-4342