Assessment of pulmonary function in resolving chronic lung disease of prematurity

Richard Iles, A T Edmunds

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal · 1997 · 31 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Measurements of (A-a) DO2(50) and PaCO2 taken between 35 and 40 weeks can be used to assess the degree of pulmonary dysfunction at 1 year. Quantification of the severity of CLD could be used as a measurable end point for early neonatal intervention studies.

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