scholarly journals Indications for and Risks of Noninvasive Respiratory Support

Neonatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kirsten Glaser ◽  
Clyde J. Wright

Within the last decades, therapeutic advances have significantly improved the survival of extremely preterm infants. In contrast, the incidence of major neonatal morbidities, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, has not declined. Given the well-established relationship between exposure to invasive mechanical ventilation and neonatal lung injury, neonatologists have sought for effective strategies of noninvasive respiratory support in high-risk infants. Continuous positive airway pressure has replaced invasive mechanical ventilation for the initial stabilization and the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome. Today, noninvasive respiratory support has been adopted even in the tiniest babies with the highest risk of lung injury. Moreover, different modes of noninvasive respiratory support supplemented by a number of adjunctive measures and rescue strategies have entered clinical practice with the goal of preventing intubation or reintubation. However, does this unquestionably important paradigm shift to strategies focused on noninvasive support lull us into a false sense of security? Can we do better in (i) identifying those very immature preterm infants best equipped for noninvasive stabilization, can we improve (ii) determinants of failure of noninvasive respiratory support in the individual infant and underlying etiology, and can we enhance (iii) success of noninvasive respiratory support and (iv) better prevent ultimate harm to the developing lung? With increased survival of infants at the highest risk of developing lung injury and an unchanging burden of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, we should question indiscriminate use of noninvasive respiratory support and address the above issues.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Suziane Probst ◽  
Victoria Escobar ◽  
Darllyana Soares ◽  
Jane Kreling ◽  
Ligia Ferrari ◽  
...  

Abstract The relation between mechanical ventilation (MV) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is well stabilished, but is unknown, however, how much time under MV influences the severity of the disease. Aim: To define the duration under MV with greater chance to develop moderate to severe BPD (M/S BPD) in extremely PTNB and to compare clinical outcomes before and during hospitalization among patients with mild and M/S BPD. Methods: 53 PTNB were separated into mild and M/S BPD groups and their data were analyzed. Time under MV with a greater chance of developing M/S BPD was estimated by the ROC curve. Perinatal and hospitalization outcomes were compared between groups. A logistic regression was performed to verify the influence of variables associated to M/S BPD development, such as pulmonary hypertension (PH), gender, gestational age (GA) and weight at birth, as well the time under MV found with ROC curve. The result of ROC curve was validated using an independent sample (n=16) by Chi-square test. Results: Time under MV related to a greater chance of developing M/S BPD was 36 days. M/S BPD group had more males (14 vs 5, p=0,047), longer time under MV (43 vs 19 days, p<0,001), more individuals with PH (12 vs 3, p=0,016), worse retinopathy of prematurity (grade 3, 2 vs 11, p=0,003), longer hospital length of stay (109 vs 81,5 days, p<0,001), greater PMA (41 vs 38 weeks, p<0,001) and weight (2620 vs 2031 grams, p<0,001) at discharge and the mild BPD group had more CPAP use prior to MV (12 vs 7, p=0,043). Among all variables included in logistic regression, only PH and MV<36 days were significant in the model, explaining 72% of variation in M/S BPD development. In the validation sample, prevalence of preterm infants who needed MV for more than 36 days in the M/S BPD group was 100% (n=6) and 0% in mild BPD group (p=0,0001). Conclusion: Time under MV related to moderate to severe BPD development is 36 days, and worst outcomes are related to disease severity. PH and time under MV for more than 36 days are related to development of M/S BPD.


2021 ◽  
pp. 109352662110136
Author(s):  
Amit Sharma ◽  
Beena G Sood ◽  
Faisal Qureshi ◽  
Yuemin Xin ◽  
Suzanne M Jacques

Objective Correlation of BPD with placental pathology is important for clarification of the multifactorial pathogenesis of BPD; however, previous reports have yielded varying results. We report placental findings in no/mild BPD compared to moderate/severe BPD, and with and without pulmonary hypertension (PH). Methods Eligible infants were 230/7-276/7 weeks gestational age. BPD was defined by the need for oxygen at ≥28 days with severity based on need for respiratory support at ≥36 weeks. Acute and chronic inflammatory placental lesions and lesions of maternal and fetal vascular malperfusion were examined. Results Of 246 eligible infants, 146 (59%) developed moderate/severe BPD. Thirty-four (23%) infants developed PH, all but 1 being in the moderate/severe BPD group. Chronic deciduitis (32% vs 16%, P = .003), chronic chorioamnionitis (23% vs 12%, P = .014), and ≥ 2 chronic inflammatory lesions (13% vs 3%, P = .007) were more frequent in the moderate/severe BPD group. Development of PH was associated with placental villous lesions of maternal vascular malperfusion (30% vs 15%, P = .047). Conclusions The association of chronic inflammatory placental lesions with BPD severity has not been previously reported. This supports the injury responsible for BPD as beginning before birth in some neonates, possibly related to cytokines associated with these chronic inflammatory lesions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Escobar ◽  
Darllyana S. Soares ◽  
Jane Kreling ◽  
Ligia S. L. Ferrari ◽  
Josiane M. Felcar ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ga Won Jeon ◽  
Minkyung Oh ◽  
Yun Sil Chang

AbstractNew definitions for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have recently been suggested, and an accurate diagnosis, including severity classification with proper definition, is crucial to identify high-risk infants for appropriate interventions. To determine whether recently suggested BPD definitions can better predict long-term outcomes of BPD in extremely preterm infants (EPIs) than the original BPD definition, BPD was classified with severity 1, 2, and 3 using three different definitions: definition A (original), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) definition in 2001; definition B, the modified NICHD 2016 definition (graded by the oxygen concentration and the respiratory support at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age [PMA]); and definition C, the modified Jensen 2019 definition (graded by the respiratory support at 36 weeks’ PMA). We evaluated 1050 EPIs using a national cohort. Whereas EPIs with grade 2 or 3 BPD as per definition A did not show any increase in the risk, EPIs with BPD diagnosed by definition B and C showed significantly increased risk for poor outcomes, such as respiratory mortality and morbidities, neurodevelopmental delay, and growth restriction at 18–24 months of corrected age. The recently suggested definition and severity grading better reflects long-term childhood morbidities than the original definition in EPIs.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Escobar ◽  
Darllyana Soares ◽  
Jane Kreling ◽  
Ligia Ferrari ◽  
Josiane M. Felcar ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The relation between mechanical ventilation (MV) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) - a common disease in extremely premature newborn (PTNB) - is well stabilished, but is unknown, however, how much time under MV influences the severity of the disease. Aim: To define the duration under MV with greater chance to develop moderate to severe BPD in extremely PTNB and to compare clinical outcomes before and during hospitalization among patients with mild and moderate to severe BPD. Methods: 53 PTNB were separated into mild and moderate to severe BPD groups and their data were analyzed. Time under MV with a greater chance of developing moderate to severe BPD was estimated by the ROC curve. Perinatal and hospitalization outcomes were compared between groups. A logistic regression was performed to verify the influence of variables associated to moderate to severe BPD development, such as pulmonary hypertension (PH), gender, gestational age (GA) and weight at birth, as well the time under MV found with ROC curve. The result of ROC curve was validated using an independent sample (n=16) by Chi-square test. Results: Time under MV related to a greater chance of developing moderate to severe BPD was 36 days. Moderate to severe BPD group had more males (14 vs 5, p=0,047), longer time under MV (43 vs 19 days, p<0,001), more individuals with PH (12 vs 3, p=0,016), worse retinopathy of prematurity (grade 3, 2 vs 11, p=0,003), longer hospital length of stay (109 vs 81,5 days, p<0,001), greater PMA (41 vs 38 weeks, p<0,001) and weight (2620 vs 2031 grams, p<0,001) at discharge and the mild BPD group had more CPAP use prior to MV (12 vs 7, p=0,043). Among all variables included in logistic regression, only PH and MV<36 days were significant in the model, explaining 72% of variation in moderate to severe BPD development. In the validation sample, prevalence of preterm infants who needed MV for more than 36 days in the moderate to severe BPD group was 100% (n=6) and 0% in mild BPD group (p=0,0001). Conclusion: Time under MV related to moderate to severe BPD development is 36 days, and worst outcomes are related to disease severity. PH and time under MV for more than 36 days are related to development of moderate to severe BPD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitali Sahni ◽  
Vineet Bhandari

AbstractBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to be one of the most common complications of prematurity, despite significant advancement in neonatology over the last couple of decades. The new BPD is characterized histopathologically by impaired lung alveolarization and dysregulated vascularization. With the increased survival of extremely preterm infants, the risk for the development of BPD remains high, emphasizing the continued need to understand the patho-mechanisms that play a role in the development of this disease. This brief review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the maldevelopment of the premature lung, highlighting recent research in pathways of oxidative stress-related lung injury, the role of placental insufficiency, growth factor signaling, the extracellular matrix, and microRNAs.


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