BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA

This study tested the safety of the drug sildenafil in premature babies at risk for a serious lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). It involved 109 very premature infants in the hospital. Researchers gave different doses to see how the babies' bodies handled the d…

This study tested whether adding a calorie-boosting cream made from human milk to the diet of very premature babies could help them leave the hospital earlier. Researchers compared 210 tiny babies who received the cream supplement to those who did not. They also checked if the cr…

This study tested whether using new, smaller-volume blood sampling methods for extremely premature babies in their first two weeks of life could reduce their risk of serious lung disease. Researchers compared the new 'micro-method' to standard blood draws in 201 infants born befo…

This study tested different chest physiotherapy positions to see which might work best for helping premature babies breathe. It involved 60 preterm newborns in intensive care who were on breathing support. Researchers compared how different therapy positions immediately affected …

This study aimed to understand if certain proteins in a mother's and baby's blood at birth could predict which very premature babies would develop a serious lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Researchers studied 33 babies born very early to mothers with preeclampsia,…

This study looked at whether a gentle, non-invasive scan called Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) could help doctors predict when very premature babies are ready to breathe without a ventilator. Researchers followed 20 infants born very early to see if the scan's measurements…

This small pilot study aimed to test a research method for a future, larger trial. It looked at whether a specific testing approach could identify which premature babies with a chronic lung disease respond to a common water pill (diuretic). The goal was to gather information to d…

This study followed teenagers who were born very premature with low birth weight to see how their lungs developed. Researchers measured their breathing and checked for ongoing problems like asthma. The goal was to understand the long-term effects of being born too early and ident…

This study aimed to find a way to predict which premature infants with lung disease might have future breathing or brain development problems. Researchers measured levels of certain proteins, called neurotrophins, in the blood of 70 infants in the intensive care unit. The goal wa…