Pulmonary Function
Pulmonary function has been investigated extensively in patients with
BPD at various ages, and the findings have led to a better understanding
of the nature of the disease2,3,19.BPD prognosis has improved considerably over the last decades owing to
advances in neonatal care, and infants who develop “new” BPD are much
more immature7. Therefore, long-term pulmonary
function is expected to be different between patients with “new” and
“classic” BPD.