Table 5 Ancillary projects arising from PROP

Preventing attrition in follow-up

Penn

Inter-rater reliability in physical exam

Penn

Tracheal aspirate connective tissue mast cells in BPD

Rochester

[45]

Training in DLCO measurements

Rochester

Treg impairment in preterm infants exposed to chorioamnionitis

Cincinnati

Glutathionated hemoglobin as a biomarker for oxidant stress

Vanderbilt

[46]

RAGE signaling in BPD

Vanderbilt

Periostin levels as a biomarker for BPD

Indiana

Right ventricular strain measurements in evolving BPD

Washington U

[47-50]

Genetic contributions to BPD

UCSF

Longitudinal lung clearance index measurements in premature infants

UCSF

Oxidant stress and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Vanderbilt

Variability in RIP

Washington U

[51]

Relationship between feeding desaturation, respiratory function and one year respiratory outcome in preterm infants

Rochester

Respiratory pattern during physiologic challenges

Washington U

RIP late preterm and term newborns

Rochester, Washington U

Genetic Variants and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Premature Infants

Multi-center