Neonatal outcome of extremely small low birthweight liveborn infants below 901 g in a Swedish population
(1989) In Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 78(2). p.180-188- Abstract
- In a regional population of 32,120 liveborn newborn infants 65 (0.2%) had a birthweight less than or equal to 900 g (extremely small low birthweight = ESLBW) with mean gestational age 26.4 (range 22-31) completed weeks of gestation. The total 0-1 year survival rate was 48%. For the 42 infants treated in the Level III regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) the 0-1 year survival rate was 55% versus 34% for 23 infants not transferred to the Level III unit. In the ESLBW infants treated in the regional NICU the major complications were respiratory disorders requiring artificial ventilation (73%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (26%), intracranial haemorrhages (40%), symptomatic persistent ductus arteriosus (36%) and sepsis (14%), persistent... (More)
- In a regional population of 32,120 liveborn newborn infants 65 (0.2%) had a birthweight less than or equal to 900 g (extremely small low birthweight = ESLBW) with mean gestational age 26.4 (range 22-31) completed weeks of gestation. The total 0-1 year survival rate was 48%. For the 42 infants treated in the Level III regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) the 0-1 year survival rate was 55% versus 34% for 23 infants not transferred to the Level III unit. In the ESLBW infants treated in the regional NICU the major complications were respiratory disorders requiring artificial ventilation (73%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (26%), intracranial haemorrhages (40%), symptomatic persistent ductus arteriosus (36%) and sepsis (14%), persistent retinopathy of prematurity (8%). Duration of NICU treatment was 51 days (range 10-95) for survivors. Mode of delivery and rate of perinatal complications did not differ between survivors and non-survivors. Previous legal abortion occurred in 24%, fertility problems in 29% and 21% of the mothers were immigrants. Otherwise no significant abnormalities were found in maternal or socioeconomic conditions. Factors deciding neonatal outcome in the tiniest babies seem to be a combination of prenatal circumstances and neonatal minute fine care procedures. (Less)
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- Svenningsen, N W ; Stjernqvist, Karin LU ; Stavenow, S and Hellström-Westas, Lena LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1989
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- preterm, very low birthweight, infants, neonatal intensive care, neonatal outcome
- in
- Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica
- volume
- 78
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 180 - 188
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- pmid:2929341
- scopus:0024542022
- ISSN
- 0001-656X
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1989.tb11054.x
- language
- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{In a regional population of 32,120 liveborn newborn infants 65 (0.2%) had a birthweight less than or equal to 900 g (extremely small low birthweight = ESLBW) with mean gestational age 26.4 (range 22-31) completed weeks of gestation. The total 0-1 year survival rate was 48%. For the 42 infants treated in the Level III regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) the 0-1 year survival rate was 55% versus 34% for 23 infants not transferred to the Level III unit. In the ESLBW infants treated in the regional NICU the major complications were respiratory disorders requiring artificial ventilation (73%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (26%), intracranial haemorrhages (40%), symptomatic persistent ductus arteriosus (36%) and sepsis (14%), persistent retinopathy of prematurity (8%). Duration of NICU treatment was 51 days (range 10-95) for survivors. Mode of delivery and rate of perinatal complications did not differ between survivors and non-survivors. Previous legal abortion occurred in 24%, fertility problems in 29% and 21% of the mothers were immigrants. Otherwise no significant abnormalities were found in maternal or socioeconomic conditions. Factors deciding neonatal outcome in the tiniest babies seem to be a combination of prenatal circumstances and neonatal minute fine care procedures.}},
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title = {{Neonatal outcome of extremely small low birthweight liveborn infants below 901 g in a Swedish population}},
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