Home Oxygen and 2-Year Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare medical and developmental outcomes over the first 2 years of life in extremely preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) who were discharged on supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula with outcomes of infants with a similar severity of respiratory illness who were discharged breathing in room air.

Methods

We performed a propensity score-matched cohort study. Eligible infants were born at <27 weeks' gestation, were receiving supplemental oxygen or respiratory support at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age, and were assessed at 18 to 26 months' corrected age. Study outcomes included growth, resource use, and neurodevelopment between discharge and follow-up. Outcomes were compared by using multivariable models adjusted for center and age at follow-up.

SUBMITTER: DeMauro SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6564066 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature