How is bronchopulmonary dysplasia treated?

How is bronchopulmonary dysplasia treated?

The goal of bronchopulmonary dysplasia treatment is to eliminate the use of supplemental oxygen as soon as possible. Treatment improves your baby’s lung function and their ability to breathe on their own. Treatment includes:

• Increasing calories to improve your baby’s nutrition, which helps their lungs grow.
• Restricting fluid with diuretic medicines to reduce the amount of fluid in their lungs.
• Constantly working on weaning your baby from oxygen as tolerated.
• Surgically inserting a tube into your baby’s windpipe to help them breathe (tracheostomy).
• Taking medicine to prevent infections.