Complications of NRDS include a higher risk for persistent PDA and necrotizing enterocolitis due to hypoxemia, and retinal injury (blindness) or lung damage (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) from free radical injury caused by supplemental oxygen.
Complications of NRDS include increased risk for PDA and NEC due to hypoxemia, and free radical injury (leading to blindness or bronchopulmonary dysplasia) from supplemental oxygen.
| Front | Complications of NRDS. |
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| Back | 1. Hypoxemia increases the risk for persistence of patent ductus arteriosus and necrotizing enterocolitis. 2. Supplemental O2 increases the risk for free radical injury. Retinal injury leads to blindness, and lung damage leads to bronchopulmonary dysplasia. |
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