Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with use of assisted ventilation among children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia hospitalized with respiratory illness: A nationwide inpatient cohort

•33640 hospitalizations with BPD and acute respiratory illness during study period.•Children with OSA were more likely to have aspiration pneumonia than those without OSA.•Children with OSA have higher odds of having IMV and NIMV than those without OSA.