What are possible premature infant complications from oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation?

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Oxygen therapy,although lifesaving,is not without hazards.The positive pressure created by mechanical ventilation creates an increase in the number of ruptured alveoli and subsequent pneumothorax and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Oxygen therapy puts the infant at risk for retinopathy of prematurity.Anemia,necrotizing enterocolitis,cerebral palsy,persistent patent ductus,congestive heart failure,and cerebral edema are not primarily caused by oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation.

What Are Possible Premature Infant Complications from Oxygen Therapy and Mechanical