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The genetics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Seminars in perinatology - 1 Aug 2006
Bhandari Vineet, Gruen Jeffrey R
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Over the last 15 years, neonatal morbidity and mortality has changed little for very low birth weight babies despite significant technological and therapeutic advances. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to be a major problem despite antenatal steroid use, surfactant replacement therapy, gentle noninvasive ventilation techniques, permissive hypercarbia, and judicious use of oxygen. Current evidence...
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