The influence of gender on respiratory outcomes in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia during the first 3 years of life.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since premature males are more likely to be diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia we hypothesized that differences in respiratory outcomes after initial hospital discharge and during the first 3 years of life would exist between females and males diagnosed with BPD.

Methods

Subjects with the diagnosis of BPD were recruited from the Johns Hopkins Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Clinic between 2008 and 2014. Clinical features were assessed through chart review (n = 482). Respiratory morbidities were assessed by caregiver questionnaires at clinic visits (n = 429), including emergency department visits, hospital admissions, systemic steroid use, and antibiotic use for respiratory reasons since the last BPD clinic visit or after initial hospital discharge if assessed

SUBMITTER: Collaco JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature