Outpatient Diuretic Use and Respiratory Outcomes in Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia During the First Three Years of Life.

Objective: To investigate the link between outpatient respiratory outcomes in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) who are prescribed outpatient diuretics versus those who are not at the time of their initial pediatric pulmonary clinic visit.

Study Design: Patient data were gathered by chart review and validated questionnaires on 1,002 children with BPD discharged between 2008 and 2023 seen at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Johns Hopkins Children's Center outpatient pediatric pulmonary clinics.

Results: Children prescribed outpatient diuretics (n=634) at time of first pulmonary appointment were more likely to have severe BPD and require home supplemental oxygen.

Outpatient Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Children During the First 3 Years of Life.

Rationale: Extremely preterm infants are at highest risk for developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This study aimed to examine the relationship between gestational age and respiratory outcomes in children with BPD in the outpatient setting.

Methods: Data were collected from 1025 preterm children with BPD recruited from outpatient bronchopulmonary (BPD) clinics at Johns Hopkins and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Modifies Chronic Airway Infection Risk in Cystic Fibrosis.

Rationale: Chronic () airway infection is common and a key contributor to diminished lung function and early mortality in persons with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). Risk factors for chronic among PwCF include cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator genotype, genetic modifiers, and environmental factors. Intensive antibiotic therapy and highly effective modulators do not eradicate in most adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis.

Perspectives on non-emergent neonatal intensive care unit to pediatric intensive care unit care transfers in the United States.

Background: There is a substantial population of long-stay patients who non-emergently transfer directly from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) without an interim discharge home. These infants are often medically complex and have higher mortality relative to NICU or PICU-only admissions. Given an absence of data surrounding practice patterns for non-emergent NICU to PICU transfers, we hypothesized that we would encounter a broad spectrum of current practices and a high proportion of dissatisfaction with current processes.