Children born very prematurely at school age: lung function and outcome after antenatal and neonatal dexamethasone treatment
Year: 2005
Type: dissertation
Abstract: 1 LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS 3 ABBREVIATIONS 4 CONTENTS 5 INTRODUCTION 8 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 11 1. Human lung growth and development 11 Factors affecting lung growth and development 2. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) 12 Clinical presentation and pathology Pulmonary surfactant Surfactant therapy Incidence and prevention of RDS 3. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) 14 Old BPD Changing BPD New BPD 3.1. Pathogenesis of BPD 16 Oxygen toxicity Barotrauma volutrama Inflammatory injury Vascular injury Surfactant dysfunction Genetic predisposition 3.2. Incidence of BPD 20 3.3. Prevention and treatment of BPD 21 Optimization of oxygen administration Antioxidant therapy Mode of ventilation Infection/inflammation Pulmonary vascular resistance Nutrition and growth Improving respiratory mechanics, prevention of oedema Glucocorticoids 4. Respiratory morbidity in children born prematurely 24 5. Tests of lung function in infancy and childhood 26 Measures of forced expiratory flow Measures of lung volume Measures of compliance and resistance Measures of gas exchange 6. Lung function in children born prematurely 28 Infancy School age 7. Other indices associated with lung disease 32 Immune response Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) 8. Follow-up of growth, neurodevelopment and cardiac function in children born prematurely........ 34 Growth Neurosensory development Cardiac function
Source: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Author: Suvi Mieskonen
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2200848616