Post-Prematurity Respiratory Disease
Publication Date: December 10, 2021
Key Points
Key Points
- Premature birth affects millions of neonates each year, placing them at risk for respiratory disease due to prematurity.
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic lung disease of infancy, but recent data suggest that even premature infants who do not meet the strict definition of BPD can develop adverse pulmonary outcomes later in life.
- This post-prematurity respiratory disease (PPRD) manifests as chronic respiratory symptoms including cough, recurrent wheezing, exercise limitation, and reduced pulmonary function.
Treatment
...Treatment...
...tion 1aFor infants, children, and adoles...
...ommendation 1bFor infants, children, and adole...
...2aFor infants, children, and adolescents with P...
...on 2bFor infants, children, and adoles...
...ommendation 3aFor infants, children,...
...3bFor infants with PPRD who are discharged fro...
...tion 4aFor infants with PPRD who are ot...
...dation 4bFor infants, children, and adolescents w...
...mendation 4cWhen a PSG is indicated but not av...
Recommendation 5For infants, children, and adolesc...
...ndation 6For infants, children, and adol...
...ommendation 7aFor infants, children, and...
...commendation 7bThe ATS suggests that unsedated, dy...
Figure 1. Patients with PPRD and Concern for Tracheobronchomalacia
...Figure 1. Patients wi...