Lung function evolution in children with old and new type bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective cohort analysis

Conclusion: This points out to further deterioration of the lung function during childhood in this selected group of children with BPD.What is Known:•Data on longitudinal changes in lung function in children with BPD are scarce.What is New:•In children with BPD at the severe end of the disease spectrum, lung function does not improve over time. On the contrary, in two-thirds of the subjects studied FEV1and FEV1/FVC worsen over time.•Lung function evolution towards adulthood was somewhat more favorable in children born after 1990 compared with those born earlier, probably reflecting improvements in neonatal care in subjects with new type BPD.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research