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Comprehensive pulmonary function analysis identifies predominant obstructive phenotype in former premature infants around one year of age.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Dec 2024
Stein Elkie S, Hevroni Avigdor, Zarfati Mor, Erlichman Ira, Boursheh Laurice, Gileles-Hillel Alex
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BACKGROUND: Preterm infants suffer from significant respiratory morbidity during the first years of life, but the underlying lung pathophysiology is not fully understood. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize the pulmonary functions of preterm infants using full infant pulmonary function testing (iPFT). METHODS: Between 2008 and 2019, we recruited 150 infants (Mage 10.5 ± 6 months) of them 104 preterm...
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