Predictive values of plasma KL-6 in bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants

Dilli D., Ozyazici A., Dursun A., Beken S., Fettah N., Zenciroglu A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.47, no.2, pp.621-626, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1512-78
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.621-626
  • Keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, KL-6, predictive values, preterm, RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME, PULMONARY-FIBROSIS, SERUM KL-6, LUNG, MANAGEMENT
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: It has been suggested that plasma KL-6 increases in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). We aimed to evaluate the predictive values of KL-6 in BPD.