Long-term ventilatory support in an infant with broncho-pulmonary dysplasia--a case report.
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic lung disease seen in infants who have had intensive therapy for respiratory difficulties soon after birth. 1 ,2 ,3 It is characterized by hypoxia, hypercarbia and oxygen dependence, with associated chest roentgenograms showing hyperexpansion, focal hypertranslucency and focal opacification. Severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia has a high mortality.f because of difficulties in maintaining the child on the ventilator and in the
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984