Conclusions
The EP adolescents who developed “new” BPD had poorer pulmonary function than the EP adolescents without BPD and MLP adolescents; however, these adolescents did not have a higher prevalence of asthma symptoms or a poorer quality of life. Advances in neonatal care are leading to milder forms of BPD, and further research is needed to investigate the long-term outcomes of these patients to better understand their risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adulthood.