Capacidad de ejercicio y respuesta ventilatoria en niños que nacieron prematuros, con y sin displasia broncopulmonar

Eleana Kouroukli1, Kosmas Sarafidis2, John Tsanakas1

  • 1Pediatric Pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Pediatric pulmonology
|February 9, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Los niños con displasia broncopulmonar (DPB) muestran una función pulmonar normal, pero tienen una capacidad de ejercicio reducida y una eficiencia ventilatoria deteriorada durante el esfuerzo. Esto afecta a su salud respiratoria a largo plazo después de un parto prematuro.

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