Comprehensive pulmonary function analysis identifies predominant obstructive phenotype in former premature infants around one year of age
Preterm infants in the first year of life, demonstrated a high prevalence of obstructive iPFT unresponsive to bronchodilators. BPD status did not add to the degree of pulmonary impairment. These data reveal an airway-predominant pathology of the modern-era prematurity-associated lung disease. Pulmonary function screening tests at an early age may be of value in determining the presence and severity of lung disease in the preterm population. V'<sub>max</sub>FRC may provide a good assessment of pulmonary impairment in preterm infants.
Authors
- Avigdor Hevroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-7511)
- E. Spitzer Stein
- Alex Gileles‐Hillel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0656-905X)
- Ira Erlichman
- Laurice Boursheh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-6012)
- Mor Zarfati
Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.27287
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00