Rehospitalization of extremely-low-birth-weight infants in first 2 years of life

Definition and Outpatient Management of the Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

“…In addition to higher rates of morbidity than fullterm infants, VLBW/ELBW preterm infants experience an increased incidence of hospital readmission, especially during the first 2 years of life, which is more than twice that reported for preterm children without BPD [21][22][23][24][25]. These children also have greater need for outpatient services in early childhood [26].…”

Rehospitalization of preterm infants according to the discharge risk level

“…However, underdeveloped systems of the infants and problems related to infant care are considered to be causes for medical diagnoses such as pneumonia, acute bronchiolitis, dehydration, cow's milk allergy, and hyperbilirubinemia (Elder et al, 1999;. Respiratory systems diseases were found to be the main causes of rehospitalization also in other studies (Chien, Tsao, Chou, Tang, & Tsou, 2002;Elder et al, 1999;Lamarche-Vadel et al, 2004;Underwood et al, 2007). Respiratory systems diseases were found to be the main causes of rehospitalization also in other studies (Chien, Tsao, Chou, Tang, & Tsou, 2002;Elder et al, 1999;Lamarche-Vadel et al, 2004;Underwood et al, 2007).…”

“…We found that respiratory system diseases such as pneumonia, acute bronchiolitis, and apnea were the primary causes (51.5%) of rehospitalization (Table 3). This might be due to the problems arising from the underdeveloped lungs and immune systems of the preterm infants (Chien et al, 2002;Elder et al, 1999;. This might be due to the problems arising from the underdeveloped lungs and immune systems of the preterm infants (Chien et al, 2002;Elder et al, 1999;.…”

Impact of bronchopulmonary dysplasia on pulmonary function during childhood: a systematic review

“…In this context, some authors 7,8,10 point out that improved pulmonary function during infancy is more evident in children with moderate/severe BPD, compared to those with mild BPD, or in preterm infants without BPD 28 . It is well-established that some complications caused by BPD in early childhood may favor high rates of respiratory infections, recurrent wheezing and hospital readmissions 12,28,33,34,36 . According to a study conducted by Tepper et al…”