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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 2 August 2001, pp. 525

Barotrauma, Oxygen Toxicity, and Chronic Lung Disease

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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, . . . [Full Text of this Article]