Healthcare burden of bronchopulmonary dysplasia among very preterm infants in China: a cohort study
Zhicheng Zhu, Lin Yuan, Jie Yang, Siyuan Jiang, Yun Cao, Jiao Yang, Yun Zhang, Yan Mo, Chao Chen, Huayan Zhang, Jianguo Zhou, Shoo K Lee · 2026
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Description
A large team in China weighs the care burden of a lung disease of early babies in a 2026 paper. The disease hits very preterm infants and ranges from mild to severe. The team drew on a national network of newborn units for births in 2022 and 2023.
Nearly eighteen thousand infants born before 32 weeks were included. Babies with the disease stayed in hospital far longer and cost much more than those without it. Death rates at discharge rose steeply with severity, reaching over a quarter in the worst grade. Other major ills and the need for home oxygen also climbed with grade, which the authors use to frame costs for planners.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhicheng Zhu, Lin Yuan, Jie Yang, Siyuan Jiang, Yun Cao, Jiao Yang, Yun Zhang, Yan Mo, Chao Chen, Huayan Zhang, Jianguo Zhou, Shoo K Lee |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |