Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the pediatric intensive care unit |
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| Authors: | R Katz B McWilliams |
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| Affiliation: | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. |
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| Abstract: | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is an important cause of chronic respiratory disease in infants and children. Infants with BPD are frequently readmitted to the hospital during the first 2 years of life usually because of infectious exacerbations of their chronic lung disease. This article is a review of the multisystem pathology of BPD and therapeutic approaches to the management of these infants in the PICU. |
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