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28: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
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Published:November 2023
Laurie C. Eldredge, MD, PhD, Susanna A. McColley, MD, FAAP, "Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia", Pediatric Pulmonology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP, Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Northway, Rosan, and Porter first described bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in 1967 as a severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of late preterm infants who were treated with prolonged artificial ventilation and a life-sustaining high fraction of inspired oxygen (0.8–1.0).1 In this landmark publication, Northway and colleagues described 4 stages of this chronic lung disease: acute RDS (stage 1), a period of regeneration (stage 2), and then progression to chronic disease (stages 3 and 4). Bronchopulmonary dysplasia was associated with substantial (59%) mortality from severe respiratory failure and pulmonary vascular disease with cor pulmonale. Despite the severity of BPD, Northway and...
