Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complication of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Our aim was to identify, in infants with BPD, the effect of PH on health-care utilisation and health related cost of care. An electronic data recording system was used to identify infants ≤32 weeks of gestation who developed BPD. PH was classified as early (≤28 days after birth) or late (>28 days after birth). In the study period, 182 infants developed BPD; 22 (12.1%) developed late PH. Development of late PH was associated with a lower gestational age [24.6 (23.9-26.9) weeks, p=0.001] and a greater need for positive pressure ventilation on day 28 after birth (100%) compared to infants without late PH (51.9%) (odds ratio (OR) 19.5, 95% CI: 2.6-148), p
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Perinatal Medicine
Early online date1 Dec 2021
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

  • neonate
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • premature

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