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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Main Authors: Hercília Guimarães, Gustavo Rocha, Gabriela Vasconcellos, Elisa Proença, Maria Luísa Carreira, Maria do Rosário Sossai, Benvinda Morais, Isabel Martins, Teresa Rodrigues, Milton Severo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-06-01
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