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.