Neonatal Respiratory Disease Research Group
Our research includes methodological, physiological and clinical studies of neonatal/infant lung function and autonomic instability of preterm infants, diagnosis and treatment of chronic lung disease of infancy, optimising mechanical ventilation, and clinical trials and meta-analyses of trials in neonates.
A major research topic is understanding, diagnosing and preventing effects of autonomic instability and structural immaturity of the lung in preterm infants. This group is closely collaborating with researchers from the Paediatric Pneumology Research Group and the Neuropediatrics Research Group at UKBB.
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Selected Publications
Kaempfen, Siree, Hug, Mareike, Sanchez, Carlos, Delgado-Eckert, Edgar, & Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17579
(2025). Heart Rate Variability Does Not Predict Recurrence of Apnoea of Prematurity After Ceasing Caffeine Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Kaempfen, Siree, Hug, Mareike, Sanchez, Carlos, Delgado-Eckert, Edgar, & Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17579
(2025). Heart Rate Variability Does Not Predict Recurrence of Apnoea of Prematurity After Ceasing Caffeine Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Zannin, Emanuela, Rigotti, Camilla, European Respiratory Journal, 65, 2400246. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00246-2024
, Sindelar, Richard, Werther, Tobias, Lavizzari, Anna, Neumann, Roland P., Wallström, Linda, Mosca, Fabio, Ventura, Maria Luisa, Dellacà, Raffaele L., & Veneroni, Chiara. (2025). Early respiratory system reactance predicts respiratory outcomes in preterm infants: a retrospective, multicentre study [Journal-article].
Zannin, Emanuela, Rigotti, Camilla, European Respiratory Journal, 65, 2400246. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00246-2024
, Sindelar, Richard, Werther, Tobias, Lavizzari, Anna, Neumann, Roland P., Wallström, Linda, Mosca, Fabio, Ventura, Maria Luisa, Dellacà, Raffaele L., & Veneroni, Chiara. (2025). Early respiratory system reactance predicts respiratory outcomes in preterm infants: a retrospective, multicentre study [Journal-article].
Neumann, Roland P., Gerull, Roland, Hasler, Pascal W., Wellmann, Sven, & Pediatric Research, 95(7), 1868–1874. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03091-w
(2024). Vasoactive peptides as biomarkers for the prediction of retinopathy of prematurity [Journal-article].
Neumann, Roland P., Gerull, Roland, Hasler, Pascal W., Wellmann, Sven, & Pediatric Research, 95(7), 1868–1874. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03091-w
(2024). Vasoactive peptides as biomarkers for the prediction of retinopathy of prematurity [Journal-article].
Neumann RP, Gerull R, Zannin E, Fouzas S, & Journal of Pediatrics, 241, 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.019
. (2022). Volumetric Capnography at 36 Weeks Postmenstrual Age and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Very Preterm Infants.
Neumann RP, Gerull R, Zannin E, Fouzas S, & Journal of Pediatrics, 241, 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.019
. (2022). Volumetric Capnography at 36 Weeks Postmenstrual Age and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Very Preterm Infants.