title: Early blood gas predictors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns.
abstract: Aim. To determine among infants born before the 28th week of gestation to what extent blood gas abnormalities during the first three postnatal days provide information about the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Methods. We studied the association of extreme quartiles of blood gas measurements (hypoxemia, hyperoxemia, hypocapnea, and hypercapnea) in the first three postnatal days, with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, among 906 newborns, using multivariable models adjusting for potential confounders. We approximated NIH criteria by classifying severity of BPD on the basis of the receipt of any O2 on postnatal day 28 and at 36 weeks PMA and assisted ventilation. Results. In models that did not adjust for ventilation, hypoxemia was associated with increased risk of severe BPD and very severe BPD, while infants who had hypercapnea were at increased risk of very severe BPD only. In contrast, infants who had hypocapnea were at reduced risk of severe BPD. Including ventilation for 14 or more days eliminated the associations with hypoxemia and with hypercapnea and made the decreased risk of very severe BPD statistically significant. Conclusions. Among ELGANs, recurrent/persistent blood gas abnormalities in the first three postnatal days convey information about the risk of severe and very severe BPD.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue MC 6060, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors: Sudhir
authors: S
authors: Sriram
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue MC 6060, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors: Joy
authors: 0000-0002-3477-4536
authors: J
authors: Condie
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue MC 6060, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors: Michael D
authors: MD
authors: Schreiber
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, 301 North 8th Street, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.
authors: Daniel G
authors: DG
authors: Batton
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Bay State Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA.
authors: Bhavesh
authors: B
authors: Shah
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors: Carl
authors: C
authors: Bose
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors: Matthew
authors: 0000-0002-4052-3215
authors: M
authors: Laughon
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Drive, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Division of Newborn Medicine, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Division of Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors: Linda J
authors: LJ
authors: Van Marter
authors: Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Drive, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors: Elizabeth N
authors: EN
authors: Allred
authors: Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Drive, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Leviton