Extrapulmonary complications of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants

Abstract

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia(BPD)is a common chronic lung disease that occurs in preterm infants.The infant who with BPD has the feature of small gestational age, low birth weight and immature development of various organ systems.During hospitalization, it is easy to combine with brain injury in premature infant, metabolic bone disease of prematurity, retinopathy of prematurity and cholestasis syndrome, which seriously affect the survival rate and life quality of premature infants.This article reviewed the extrapulmonary complications of BPD in premature infants. Key words: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Brain injury in premature infants; Metabolic bone disease of prematurity; Retinopathy of prematurity; Cholestasis syndrome; Extrapolmonary complication