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Recent Advances In Understanding And Management Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Vineet Bhandari, Mitali Sahni
Recent Advances In Understanding And Management Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Vineet Bhandari, Mitali Sahni
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© 2020 Sahni M and Bhandari V. In the current era, the survival of extremely low-birth-weight infants has increased considerably because of new advances in technology; however, these infants often develop chronic dysfunction of the lung, which is called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD remains an important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity despite newer and gentler modes of ventilation. BPD results from the exposure of immature lungs to various antenatal and postnatal factors that lead to an impairment in lung development and aberrant growth of lung parenchyma and vasculature. However, we still struggle with a uniform definition for BPD that …