Journal article
Evaluating “old” definitions for the “new” bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine the accuracy of different criteria for the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), based on the final age at which oxygen therapy was stopped, in predicting pulmonary and neurologic outcomes at 18-month corrected age.
STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected prospectively on infants with birth weights between 500 and 999 g enrolled in the Trial of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterms (TIPP) who survived to discharge home. …
Authors
Davis PG; Thorpe K; Roberts R; Schmidt B; Doyle LW; Kirpalani H; Investigators TOIPIP
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 140, No. 5, pp. 555–560
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2002
DOI
10.1067/mpd.2002.123291
ISSN
0022-3476