Outpatient Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Children During the First 3 Years of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Extremely preterm infants are at highest risk for developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This study aimed to examine the relationship between gestational age and respiratory outcomes in children with BPD in the outpatient setting.

Methods

Data were collected from 1025 preterm children with BPD recruited from outpatient bronchopulmonary (BPD) clinics at Johns Hopkins and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Extremely preterm children (22-24 and 25-27 weeks gestation) were compared to a reference group of very preterm children (28-32 weeks gestation). Data were analyzed using Χ² tests, t-tests, and ANOVA tests.

Results

Infants born at < 25 weeks gestation were more likely to have severe BPD (71.9%), be discharged on supplemental oxygen

SUBMITTER: Leon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11955149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature