Keywords
NICU; Neonatology; NICU Nursing
Abstract
Background: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung condition that is diagnosed among neonates who are on oxygen therapy for longer than 28 days. BPD causes insufficient gas exchange due to prematurely developed lungs and is the most common condition that causes morbidity of prematurity. Many risk factors contribute to the development of this condition and relate to care from the delivery room to the first few days of life.
Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to examine risk factors related to the development of BPD in neonates from the gestational ages of 24 to 32 weeks.
Methods: To examine the risk factors of BPD, a literature review was conducted using CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Ancestry searching was used as another method of extracting articles. The time frame of literature was within the last ten years, 2013-2023.
Results: The literature review revealed that common risk factors for BPD include intubations, prolonged time intubated, reintubations, low birth weight, sepsis, low 5- minute APGAR score, delayed caffeine, invasive surfactant administration, antenatal steroid treatment, and less than 32 weeks gestational age.
Conclusion: Nurses can recognize risk factors that place their patients at risk for BPD and can mediate the risks or anticipate the care of a patient with a high-risk potential for BPD. Overall, the care provided by the nurse should reflect preventative measures and anticipatory care to ensure positive patient outcomes. Some of these measures include kangaroo care, clustering care, noise reduction, decreased environmental stimulation, respecting sleep, teaching parents about breastfeeding, and advocating for prenatal care. Nurses need education to increase awareness and decrease the incidence of these risk factors.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Butts, Michele
College
College of Nursing
Department
Nursing Practice
Thesis Discipline
Nursing
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Tatro, Hannah, "Recognizing Risk Factors Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia In Neonates ≥ 24 And ≤ 32 Weeks Of Gestational Age" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 127.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/127
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