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Browse articlesManaging preterm infants with chronic lung disease discharged home on oxygen: Five-year experience at a district general hospital
In this review of the management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in neonatal graduates as they transition to home and community care, we describe our experience over a five-year period, including the use of the Paediatric Pan London Oxygen Group guidelines alongside the Hillingdon Bundle of Care, including our home oxygen video, BPD clinic, community and dietetic input.
Dr Nafisa LadhaST1 Paediatrics
Dr Devangi Thakkar
Consultant Paediatrician, special interest
in neonatology
devangi.thakkar@nhs.net
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge
Ladha N., Thakkar D. Managing preterm infants with chronic lung disease discharged home on oxygen: Five-year experience at a district general hospital. Infant 2025; 21(5): 130-34.
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- The Paediatric Pan London Oxygen Group pathway provides a consistent approach for weaning babies with chronic lung disease off their home oxygen.
- Lower initial flow rates at discharge may be associated with shorter weaning durations.
- Infants discharged during RSV season experienced longer weaning durations.
- Readmission rates within six and 12 months of discharge were low and clinically manageable, with none requiring reintroduction of home oxygen if already weaned.
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