Severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely premature infants: a scoping review protocol for identifying risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The remarkable improvement in the long-term prognosis of extremely premature infants has led to an increase in the number of cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD affects pulmonary function and developmental outcomes, resulting in high chronic health burdens for infants and their families over the years. Therefore, identifying its risk factors in the early period of life and exploring better prophylactics and treatment strategies are important.The objectives of our scoping review are to screen available evidence, identify perinatal risk factors involved in the development and severity of BPD and devise a novel disease classification system that can predict long-term prognosis.

Methods and analysis

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SUBMITTER: Kato S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature