Tracheobronchomalacia Is Associated with Increased Morbidity in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Tracheobronchomalacia is a common comorbidity in neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. However, the effect of tracheobronchomalacia on the clinical course of bronchopulmonary dysplasia is not well-understood.

Objective

We sought to assess the impact of tracheobronchomalacia on outcomes in neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a large, multi-center cohort.

Methods

We preformed a cohort study of 974 neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia admitted to 27 neonatal intensive care units participating in the Children's Hospital Neonatal Database who had undergone bronchoscopy. In hospital morbidity for neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and tracheobronchomalacia (N=353, 36.2%) was compared to those without tracheobronchomalacia (N=621, 63.8%) using

SUBMITTER: Hysinger EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711403 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature