Risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in five Portuguese neonatal intensive care units Factores de risco de displasia broncopulmonar em cinco unidades portuguesas de cuidados intensivos neonatais
The pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is clearly multifactorial. Specific pathogenic risk factors are prematurity, respiratory distress, oxygen supplementation, mechanical ventilation (MV), inflammation, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), etc. Aim: To evaluate BPD prevalence and to ident...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-06-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-21592010000300005 |