Clinical Correlates of Moderate-to-Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants following Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Abstract

· Three-fourths of preterm infants experienced severe lung injury following surgical NEC.. · The infants with severe moderate/severe BPD were most likely associated with greater duration of postoperative morbidity.. · There is need to understand and develop lung protective strategies in infants with surgical NEC..