Multicentre online registration of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants in China: protocol for a prospective, open, observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm infants (VPIs) has adverse long-term outcomes and affects the quality of survival. There are no registry studies on BPD in VPIs in China. Our aim was to conduct a prospective, multicentre, open, longitudinal, observational cohort study to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and short-term and long-term outcomes of BPD in a real-life setting in China and lay the grounds for establishing a nationwide registry with clinical data and biological specimens.

Methods

This study aims to recruit a minimum of 2000 VPIs and start research in January 2024 in Shenzhen, China. We will collect clinical data from the beginning of the life of VPIs and follow them up to 3 years old. Short-term outc

SUBMITTER: He S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature