Short-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants at discharge: a multicenter study from Guangdong province during 2008-2017
An increasing number of extremely preterm (EP) infants have survived worldwide. However, few data have been reported from China. This study was designed to investigate the short-term outcomes of EP infants at discharge in Guangdong province. A total of 2051 EP infants discharged from 26 neonatal int...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMC pediatrics 2019-11, Vol.19 (1), p.405-405, Article 405 |
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Zusammenfassung: | An increasing number of extremely preterm (EP) infants have survived worldwide. However, few data have been reported from China. This study was designed to investigate the short-term outcomes of EP infants at discharge in Guangdong province.
A total of 2051 EP infants discharged from 26 neonatal intensive care units during 2008-2017 were enrolled. The data from 2008 to 2012 were collected retrospectively, and from 2013 to 2017 were collected prospectively. Their hospitalization records were reviewed.
During 2008-2017, the mean gestational age (GA) was 26.68 ± 1.00 weeks and the mean birth weight (BW) was 935 ± 179 g. The overall survival rate at discharge was 52.5%. There were 321 infants (15.7%) died despite active treatment, and 654 infants (31.9%) died after medical care withdrawal. The survival rates increased with advancing GA and BW (p |
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ISSN: | 1471-2431 1471-2431 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-019-1736-8 |