Saleh S Algarni, Kamal Ali, Saif Alsaif, Nemer Aljuaid, Raghad Alzahrani, Maha Albassam, Rawan Alanazi, Dana Alqueflie, Maather Almutairi, Hessah Alfrijan, Ahmad Alanazi, Abadi Ghazwani, Saad Alshareedah, Tareq F Alotaibi, Mohammed M Alqahtani, Hassan Aljohani, Taha T Ismaeil, Khalid S Alwadeai, Rayan A Siraj, Abdurahman Alsaif, Sabreen Asiri, Shaimaa Halabi, Abdullah M M Alanazi
BACKGROUND: With the advances in neonatal intensive care, the survival rate of extremely preterm infants is increasing. However, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a major cause of morbidity among infants in this group. This study examined the changes in respiratory support modalities, specifically heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC), and their association with BPD incidence among preterm infants born at < 29 weeks of gestation. METHOD: This population-based retrospective cohort study included infants born at < 29 weeks of gestation between 2016 and 2020...
July 13, 2023: BMC Pediatrics