Chronic pulmonary insufficiency is the most common health morbidity of extremely preterm
birth. It is associated with increased resource utilization during the initial hospitalization, as …

Background: Premature birth affects millions of neonates each year, placing them at risk for
respiratory disease due to prematurity. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common …

Advances in perinatal care have dramatically im-proved survival of extremely preterm infants
and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has not changed over the past few …

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) is a multifactorial disease affecting over 35% of
extremely preterm infants born each year. Despite the advances made in understanding the …

Since the 1960s there has been a continual improvement in the survival of premature infants
of birthweight less than 1500 g. This has resulted in an increase in the prevalence of …

Nearly 30 years have passed since Northway and his colleagues provided the first clinical,
radiologic, and pathological description of the chronic lung disease known as …

Background With improved survival rates, short-and long-term respiratory complications of
premature birth are increasing, adding significantly to financial and health burdens in the …

Background The use of medications to treat respiratory conditions of extreme prematurity is
often based upon studies of adults or children over 2 years of age. Little is known about the …

Introduction: As more infants are surviving at younger gestational ages, bronchopulmonary
dysplasia (BPD) remains as a frequent neonatal complication occurring after preterm birth …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains the most prevalent long-term morbidity of
surviving extremely preterm infants and is associated with significant health care utilization …