PLoS ONE (Jan 2019)

Educational and health outcomes associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in 15-year-olds born preterm.

  • David Drummond,
  • Alice Hadchouel,
  • Heloise Torchin,
  • Jean-Christophe Rozé,
  • Catherine Arnaud,
  • Adèle Bellino,
  • Laure Couderc,
  • Stéphane Marret,
  • Marie Mittaine,
  • Didier Pinquier,
  • Marie Vestraete,
  • Jessica Rousseau,
  • Pierre-Yves Ancel,
  • Christophe Delacourt,
  • EPIPAGEADO study group

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222286
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 9
p. e0222286

Abstract

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IntroductionTo evaluate the consequences of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on academic outcomes and healthcare use in adolescents born very preterm.MethodsThis cohort study included 15-year-old adolescents born very preterm (ResultsFrom the 1341 children included in the initial cohort, 985 adolescents were eligible and 351 included (55 preterms with a history of BPD, 249 without, and 47 controls). Among adolescents born very preterm, a history of BPD was associated with a higher risk to attend a school for children with special needs (p ConclusionThis study highlights that a history of BPD is associated with poorer academic outcomes and high healthcare use in adolescence.