Chronic lung disease in preterm infants.
The increasing significance of chronic lung disease (CLD) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a result of the increased survival of extremely small and preterm infants and a more aggressive management policy for respiratory failure. Many survive with persistent pulmonary dysfunction, the aetiology of which remains poorly understood. CLD consists of several descriptive categories which have a number of clinical features in common.
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Department of Pediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis