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The ventilatory response to hypoxia is blunted in some preterm infants during the second year of life

Preterm birth and subsequent neonatal ventilatory treatment disrupts development of the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR). An attenuated HVR has been identified in preterm neonates, however it is unknown whether the attenuation persists into the second year of life.

Citation:
Freislich Z, Stoecklin B, Hemy N, Pillow JJ, Hall GL, Wilson AC, Simpson SJ. The ventilatory response to hypoxia is blunted in some preterm infants during the second year of life. Front Pediatr. 2022;10

Keywords:
Artificial; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; hypoxia; infant; premature;
respiration

Abstract:
Preterm birth and subsequent neonatal ventilatory treatment disrupts development of the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR). An attenuated HVR has been identified in preterm neonates, however it is unknown whether the attenuation persists into the second year of life.