ESPE Abstracts

Background: Different severities of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may adversely affect postnatal growth of small preterm infants (PT).Objective: To measure postnatal growth data for 69 (39 F, 30 M) preterms with BPD.Method: We studied growth parameters of 69 PT with BPD for 16±3 months postnatally. 40 had mild, 20 had moderate and 9 had severe BPD.Results: 96% of infants were appropriate for gestation...