Department of Pediatrics

Abman Co-Authors Transpyloric Feeding in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Written by Department of Pediatrics | January 22, 2024

Steven H. Abman, MD, professor of pediatrics in the Section of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, is a co-author of an article published January 13 in the Journal of Perinatology finding that transpyloric feeding is associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia affects 10,000 preterm infants annually in the United States and is the most common complication of preterm birth.