Association of chorioamnionitis with bronchopulmonary dysplasia among preterm infants: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression

E Villamor-Martinez, M Álvarez-Fuente… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease of prematurity,
remains one of the major and most common complications of very preterm birth. Insight into
factors associated with the pathogenesis of BPD is key to improving its prevention and
treatment. Objective To perform a systematic review, meta-analysis, and metaregression of
clinical studies exploring the association between chorioamnionitis (CA) and BPD in preterm
infants. Data Sources PubMed and Embase were searched without language restriction (last …