The incidence and characteristics of neonatal irreversible lung dysplasia.

Cassidy, Jane; Smith, Jon; Goldman, Allan; Haynes, Simon; Smith, Elizabeth; Wright, Chris; Haworth, Sheila; Davis, Peter et al. · J Pediatr · 2002

retrospective_cohort · Level III

Where this comes from

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