New strategies for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
This article reviews the progress being made into the prevention or arrest of this complex respiratory disease. The key elements in the pathophysiology are reviewed; the current problems in defining, classifying, and predicting the development of this disorder are discussed and potentially useful interventions also are introduced.
Sinkin
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
Phelps
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D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000628:therapy; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D000975:Antioxidants; D005938:Glucocorticoids