Understanding management practice for monitoring and discharging BPD patients

With a lack of national guidelines outlining specific management and discharge criteria, a retrospective analysis was undertaken for a bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) clinic in a tertiary centre to determine the efficacy of its protocol. This concluded consistently positive outcomes, inferring that the criteria used are appropriate for management and discharge. A survey was subsequently undertaken to determine the degree of congruence nationally. It was found that there were many similarities in practice, particularly with respect to discharge criteria, suggesting an appropriate basis from which a protocol could be established.

Theodore Dassios
Professor of Neonatology, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Ian Sinha
Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician and Professor of Child Health, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool

Stephen Wardle
Consultant Neonatologist, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, QMC

Jayesh Mahendra Bhatt
Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, QMC

Carton S., Dassios T., Sinha I., Wardle S., Bhatt J.M. Understanding management practice for monitoring and discharging BPD patients. Infant 2024; 20(2): 64-67.