The Use of Diuretics in Infants with Established or Evolving Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Its Impact on the Duration of Home Oxygen Therapy

Forty-nine infants (31.8%) were exposed to at least one diuretic, and 105 infants (68.2%) were not exposed to any. There was no difference in the duration of HoT in infants exposed to diuretics compared to those who were unexposed. Infants exposed to diuretics had a significantly longer length of stay (LoS) in the hospital compared to unexposed infants (P < .001). We conclude that in a setting of a service in which diuretics are actively discontinued post-discharge and in which weaning of HoT is driven by a unified protocol, the use of diuretics pre-discharge does not reduce the duration of HoT.