Association of Racial Disparities With In-Hospital Outcomes in Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common serious morbidity of preterm birth. Short-term respiratory outcomes for infants with the most severe forms of BPD are highly variable. The mechanisms that explain this variability remain unknown and may be mediated by racial disparities.

Objective

To determine the association of maternal race with death and length of hospital stay in a multicenter cohort of infants with severe BPD.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study included preterm infants enrolled in the BPD Collaborative registry from January 1, 2015, to July 19, 2021, involving 8 BPD Collaborative centers located in the US. Included patients were born at less than 32 weeks' gestation, had a diagnosis of severe BPD as define

SUBMITTER: Lewis TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature