ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2009
Environmental exposures and respiratory morbidity among very low birth weight infants at 1 year of life.
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- Interdisciplinary Care of Children with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Human metapneumovirus in the preterm neonate: current perspectives.Research and reports in neonatology · 2016Article
- Tobacco smoke in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.European journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
- Respiratory consequences of prematurity: evolution of a diagnosis and development of a comprehensive approach.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2015Review
- Hair nicotine levels in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Pediatrics · 2015Article
- Secondhand smoke exposure in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Pediatric pulmonology · 2014Article
- Effects of secondhand smoke exposure on the health and development of african american premature infants.International journal of family medicine · 2011Article
- Effect of cumulative oxygen exposure on respiratory symptoms during infancy among VLBW infants without bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Pediatric pulmonology · 2010Article
- Exploring modifiable risk factors for wheezing in African American premature infants.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNArticle
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Abstract
introductionPreterm infants have a substantially increased risk of developing respiratory illnesses. The goal of this study was to consider the impact of modifiable postnatal exposures on respiratory morbidity among a cohort of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
objectives(1) Assess the rates of respiratory morbidity and exposure to indoor respiratory triggers in a population of VLBW infants at 1 year; (2) determine the association between exposures and respiratory morbidity.
methodsWe enrolled 124 VLBW infants into a prospective cohort study. Parents were called at 1 year to assess respiratory outcomes and environmental exposures. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess the relationship between environmental exposures and acute care for respiratory illnesses.
resultsAt 1 year, 9% of infants had physician-diagnosed asthma, 47% required >or=1 acute visit and 11% required hospitalisation for respiratory illness. The majority of infants (82%) were exposed to at least one indoor respiratory trigger. Infants living with a smoker (61% vs 40%) and infants exposed to pests (62% vs 39%) were more likely than unexposed infants to require acute care for respiratory problems. In a multivariate regression controlling for demographics, birth weight, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and family history of asthma or allergies, both living with a smoker (OR 2.62; CI 1.09 to 6.29) and exposure to pests (OR 4.41; CI 1.22 to 15.94) were independently associated with the need for acute care for respiratory illnesses.
conclusionsIn this sample, respiratory morbidity and exposure to triggers were common. VLBW infants may benefit from interventions that decrease exposure to respiratory triggers.
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