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Ventilated preterm infant lungs are vulnerable to overdistension and underinflation.
Deborah Hannah Lehmann Moore AO, MBBS, MSc OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, Infectious Diseases Research 08 6319 1427
Managing bronchiectasis exacerbations is a priority for patients, parents, and caregivers of children with bronchiectasis. However, evidence-based strategies among the pediatric population remain limited.
Inflammation and oxidative stress play a key role in the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), possibly contributing to persistent respiratory morbidity after preterm birth. We aimed to assess if inflammatory markers were elevated in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of infants born very prematurely (< 32 weeks gestation) at 12-16 corrected months of age, and if increased levels were associated with BPD diagnosis and respiratory morbidity.
The Kids researchers will use nearly $8.5 million awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to tackle health issues including respiratory disease, brain cancer, vaccination and Aboriginal health.
The discoveries that have set our research apart primarily relate to the factors early in life that cause life-long respiratory problems.
Otitis media (OM, middle ear infections) and the consequent hearing loss are major concerns for Aboriginal people and OM can seriously impact on children’s learning potential which in turn will impact on life as an adult.
The lung clearance index may be a useful surveillance tool for monitoring the presence and extent of lower airway inflammation and infection
To obtain comprehensive data on lung structure and function in mid-childhood from survivors of preterm birth.
We aimed to quantify the diagnostic utility of mannitol challenge testing for asthma in a community cohort and a symptomatic wheezing subset of this cohort.