Abstract
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most common morbidities associated with preterm birth. This study aims to investigate the risk factors of BPD and short-term prognosis of very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants with BPD. VLBW preterm infants, who were diagnosed with BPD, were included in the study as a case group (n=50), VLBW preterm infants without BPD were included as the control group (n=184). Gestational age, birth weight, diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), sepsis, the duration of mechanical ventilation, cranial ultrasonography, history of antenatal period recorded from the hospital records. The developmental status of preterm infants with BPD was assessed by Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST-II). There were statistically significant differences in terms of birth weight and small for gestational age, ROP, PDA, sepsis, surfactant therapy rates between the case and the control groups. The case group was classified into three groups (mild, moderate, severe) according to the oxygen requirement. There was a statistically significant difference between the three groups in terms of gestational age, birth weight and mortality. The means of gestational age and birth weight were the lowest, mortality was the highest in the severe BPD group. In the case group, 21.7% of preterm infants had neurodevelopmental delay according to the DDST-II. It is found that low birth weight and gestational age are risk factors for BPD and associated with mortality. It is also found that BPD associated with neurodevelopmental delay, sepsis, PDA and ROP.