High-Resolution Computed Tomography Scores in Cases of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

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AKCAN A. B., Oygucu S. E., Arslan A. G., ÖZEL ERKAN D., OYGÜR N.

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, cilt.2022, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2022
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2022/5208993
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Metadex, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) carries a risk of long-term pulmonary sequelae. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a method of detecting such structural changes. This study is aimed at characterizing structural abnormalities associated with BPD and at evaluating the clinical findings in the newborn period associated with HRCT scores. Methods. 28 patients born with a mean gestation age of 30 +/- 2.9 weeks and diagnosed as BPD in their neonatal period were reevaluated when they were between the postnatal ages of 6 and 12 months. HRCT was performed in 20 patients with a history of moderate and severe BPD. Scans were interpreted by one radiologist using a scoring system. Results. Patients were 9.8 +/- 2.3 months at the time of reevaluation. The average HRCT score of patients was, respectively, 7.20 +/- 4.05 with moderate and 7.40 +/- 2.84 with severe BPD. The difference between them was not significant (p=0.620). When moderate and severe groups were collected as a whole on the basis of physical findings and drug treatment, 6 had normal physical examination findings, no oxygen and no drug requirement; 14 had at least one finding at the time of reevaluation. No significant difference was detected in terms of HRCT score between the two groups (6.50 +/- 3.83 versus 7.64 +/- 3.30). Conclusions. More studies are needed in terms of the role of HRCT in the assessment of BPD prognosis. A contemporary definition of BPD that correlates with respiratory morbidity in childhood is needed. Also, a new lung ultrasound technique for predicting the respiratory outcome in patients with BPD can be used instead of HRCT.