Respiratory Outcome of the Former Premature Infants.

Respiratory Outcome of the Former Premature Infants. J Med Life. 2019 Oct-Dec;12(4):381-394 Authors: Bogdan RD, Rusu L, Toma AI, Nastase L Abstract The research aims to identify the respiratory pathology during the first two years of life in premature infants with gestational ages between 30-34 weeks and the risk factors for these conditions (familial, prenatal, and neonatal). There were investigated 31 premature infants with gestational ages between 30-34 weeks and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, infections with the respiratory syncytial virus, or other viral infections requiring hospitalization, recurrent wheezing, and nasal colonization with pathogenic bacteria were noted. Also, regression models for each type of respiratory pathology as a function of the antenatal (smoking in the family, atopy, mother's age) and neonatal (gestational age, respiratory distress syndrome, duration of the treatment with antibiotics, use of the reserve antibiotics) factors were elaborated. Respiratory distress syndrome was present in 20 premature infants, and 19 infants received respiratory support. Two former premature infants presented with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, 3 with severe respiratory syncytial virus infections, 7 with recurrent wheezing, and 16 with viral infections requiring hospitalization. Respiratory distress syndrome and severe viral infections were more frequently found in families of smokers. Low gestational age and fam...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Life Source Type: research