Résumé
Objectives: To determine the outcomes and resource usage of infants born at ≤ 25 weeks gestational age (GA). Methods: Retrospective study of infants born between April 2009 and September 2011 at ≤ 25 weeks' GA in all neonatal intensive care units in Canada with follow-up in the neonatal follow-up clinics. Short-term morbidities, neurodevelopmental impairment, significant neurodevelopmental impairment, and resource utilization of infants born at ≤ 24 weeks were compared with neonates born at 25 weeks. Results: Of 803 neonates discharged alive, 636 (80.4%) infants born at ≤ 25 weeks' GA were assessed at 18 to 24 months. Caesarean delivery, lower birth weight, and less antenatal steroid exposure were more common in infants born ≤ 24 weeks as compared with 25 weeks. They had significantly higher incidences of ductus arteriosus ligation, severe intracranial hemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity as well as longer length of stay, central line days, days on respiratory support, days on total parenteral nutrition, days on antibiotics, and need for postnatal steroids. Neurodevelopmental impairment rates were 68.9, 64.5, and 55.6% (P=0.01) and significant neurodevelopmental impairment rates were 39.3, 29.6, and 20.9% (P<0.01) for infants ≤ 23, 24, and 25 weeks GA, respectively. Postdischarge service referrals were higher for those ≤ 23 weeks. Nonsurviving infants born at 25 weeks GA had higher resource utilization during admission than infants born less than 25 weeks. Conclusions: Adverse outcomes and resource usage were significantly higher among infants born ≤ 24 weeks GA as compared with 25 weeks GA.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 207-215 |
Nombre de pages | 9 |
Journal | Paediatrics and Child Health |
Volume | 25 |
Numéro de publication | 4 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - juin 10 2020 |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:Funding Information: Organizational support was provided by the Maternal-Infant Care Research Centre (MiCare) at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, which is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant (FRN87518). PS holds an Applied Research Chair in Reproductive and Child Health Services and Policy Research awarded by the CIHR (APR-126340). The funding bodies had no role in the design of the study, collection and analysis of data and decision to publish this manuscript.
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health