Utility of echocardiography in predicting mortality in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
J Perinatol
; 40(1): 149-156, 2020 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31570799
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between interventricular septal position (SP) and right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and mortality in infants with severe BPD (sBPD). STUDY DESIGN: Infants with sBPD in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Database who had echocardiograms 34-44 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) were included. SP and RVSP were categorized normal, abnormal (flattened/bowed SP or RVSP > 40 mmHg) or missing. RESULTS: Of 1157 infants, 115 infants (10%) died. Abnormal SP or RVSP increased mortality (SP 19% vs. 8% normal/missing, RVSP 20% vs. 9% normal/missing, both p < 0.01) in unadjusted and multivariable models, adjusted for significant covariates (SP OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.0; RVSP OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.7). Abnormal parameters had high specificity (SP 82%; RVSP 94%), and negative predictive value (SP 94%, NPV 91%) for mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Abnormal SP or RVSP is independently associated with mortality in sBPD infants. Negative predictive values distinguish infants most likely to survive.
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Main subject:
Blood Pressure
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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
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Infant, Premature
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Echocardiography
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Hospital Mortality
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Ventricular Septum
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
J Perinatol
Journal subject:
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States