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Dysplasia
What is it?
Need for supplemental oxygen support
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) that lasts longer
lungs are not fully formed
cannot make enough surfactant
Lack of oxygen:
can lead to damage of brain and other organs
need for oxygen therapy
need for nasal continuous positive airway pressure
(NCPAP) or ventilators
Course of BPD
Can be a long term condition
Some require ventilation for several months and
may require oxygen when they go home from
hospital
Most babies can be weaned from oxygen by the
end of the first year
Can lead to other respiratory complications later
in life
References
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Lee, J., Chang, Y., Yoo, H., Ahn, S., Seo, H., Choi, S., . . . Park, W. (2011). Swallowing
dysfunction in very low birth weight infants with oral feeding desaturation. World Journal of
Pediatrics, 7(4), 337-343.
Mccain, G., Moral, T., Duncan, R., Fontaine, J., & Pino, L. (2012). Transition From Gavage to
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Mizuno, K., Nishida, Y., Taki, M., Hibino, S., Murase, M., Sakurai, M., & Itabashi, K. (2007).
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https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/bpd