The incidence and characteristics of neonatal irreversible lung dysplasia.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A 3-year retrospective study of 173 neonates treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the United Kingdom identified 9 cases of irreversible lung dysplasia, including alveolar capillary dysplasia (n = 5), surfactant protein B deficiency (n = 1), pulmonary hypoplasia (n = 1), pulmonary lymphangiectasis (n = 1), and combined lymphangiectasis and hypoplasia (n = 1).
Medical subject headings
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia