Can We Cure Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia?

Fifty years after Dr Northway's original description of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the disease still lacks a cure. This can be interpreted as a failure of progress, or conversely, as a ransom of our success in improving the survival of ever more preterm infants. Consequently, preterm infants at risk for BPD today have more immature lungs than in the past, making the task of preventing or rescuing lung damage more daunting. Classic pharmacologic therapies and past technologic advances appear to have had only minor impact on disease progression.

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