Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: understanding of the underlying pathological mechanisms

• Main Authors: Daniela Fanni (Author), Vassilios Fanos (Author), Clara Gerosa (Author), Rossano Ambu (Author), Maria Cristina Pintus (Author), Maria Antonietta Marcialis (Author), Gavino Faa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease occurring in preterm infants, typically before 28 weeks of gestational age, characterized by a prolonged need for supplemental oxygen or positive pressure ventilation. The normal stages of lung development and their relation to the timing of...