Risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in five portuguese neonatal intensive care units

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 Author: Guimarães, H (author)
Other Authors: Rocha, G (author), Vasconcellos, G (author), Proença, E (author), Carreira, ML (author), Sossai, MR (author), Morais, B (author), Martins, I (author), Rodrigues, T (author), Severo, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/658
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.hff.min-saude.pt:10400.10/658