Article
Pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2010
Hayes Don, Feola David J, Murphy Brian S, Shook Lori A, Ballard Hubert O
Abstract excerpt
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) refers to a heterogeneous group of lung disorders in infants that is commonly associated with prematurity and surfactant deficiency. BPD results from the complex interplay between impairments in the premature lung such as surfactant deficiency, perinatal insults such as infection, and damage resulting from supportive care of the infant due to barotrauma or volutrauma from...
Topics
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Antioxidants
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Inflammation
- Lung