Table 5.
Ancillary projects arising from PROP
| Project | Center | Publications |
|---|---|---|
| PROP Scholars | ||
| 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 |