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Breaking Records & Advancing Care: CHOP’s Chronic Lung Disease Conference Gathers Global Experts
CHOP’s 2025 Chronic Lung Disease Conference brought together global experts in BPD care for record-breaking attendance, research and collaboration.
Spotlight on Current BPD-Focused Research Studies
It’s an exciting time for research in the bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) population here at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Less Invasive Management of a Large Pneumatocele
In this article, we review a case of a preterm infant with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a history of S. aureus pneumonia, and subsequent large pneumatocele, managed with a less typical treatment modality.
CHOP-led Study Finds Daycare Linked to Increased Complications in Preterm Children with Chronic Lung Disease
Researchers found daycare attendance was associated with increased emergency department visits, steroid use, and chronic respiratory symptoms in preterm children with chronic lung disease.
Improving Understanding of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia to Optimize Childhood Outcomes
Investigators in our Chronic Lung Disease Program have developed a treatment-based classification of BPD disease severity that helps us improve longer-term outcomes.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hosts Seventh Annual Chronic Lung Disease Conference Virtually
On March 9 and 10, 2021, more than 400 medical professionals tuned in via a virtual platform for the Seventh Annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Chronic Lung Disease Conference.
Oxygen Therapy in Newborns May Impact Influenza Susceptibility Via Lung Circadian Clock
CHOP researchers have found mice exposed to neonatal hyperoxia have increased influenza susceptibility and disrupted lung circadian clocks.
Improving Outcomes for Infants with Severe Chronic Lung Disease Through Individualized Patient Care and Research
One of the first of its kind in the world, the CHOP Neonatology chronic lung disease program was designed to be a clinical and research home for infants with BPD receiving neonatal intensive care throughout the surrounding region and nation at large.
Case Study: Lobectomy to Treat Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
A patient was able to be weaned off mechanical ventilation for the first time of his life just 16 days after a lobectomy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
A Severe CLD Patient, a Complicated Success Story
This case study illustrates how infants with severe chronic lung disease can make great improvements with multidisciplinary, individualized care.