PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 2 August 2001, pp. 525
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To the Editor.
We read the article by Van Marter et al1 with great
interest. The authors present results of an epidemiologic study comparing the pulmonary outcomes of infants born and managed in New
York and in Boston. The main outcome indicator was the requirement for
supplementary oxygen at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age. They found marked
differences in this outcome, with fewer infants requiring oxygen at
this time in New York. A number of interesting correlates are
discussed, including the observed differences in intubation rates,
surfactant use,