Tidal Breathing Measurements at Discharge and Clinical Outcomes in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The relationship between respiratory function at hospital discharge and the severity of later respiratory disease in extremely low gestational age neonates is not well defined.

Objectives

To test the hypothesis that tidal breathing measurements near the time of hospital discharge differ between extremely premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or respiratory disease in the first year of life and those without these conditions.

Methods

Study subjects were part of the PROP (Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program) study, a longitudinal cohort study of infants born at less than 29 gestational weeks followed from birth to 1 year of age. Respiratory inductance plethysmography was used for tidal breathing measurements before and after inhaled

SUBMITTER: Ren CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322016 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature