Excess mortality and morbidity among small-for-gestational-age premature infants: a population-based study - 29/08/11
in collaboration with the Israel Neonatal Network
Abstract |
Objective We examined the effect of intrauterine growth restriction on mortality and morbidity in the Israel cohort of very low birth weight premature infants.
Methods The study population included 2764 singleton very low birth weight infants without congenital malformations born from 24 to 31 weeks of gestation during 1995 to 1999. Four hundred six (15%) were born small for gestational age (SGA). The effect of SGA on death, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and retinopathy of prematurity was assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results After adjustment for perinatal risk factors, SGA infants had a 4.52-fold risk for death (95% CI, 3.24-6.33), a 3.42-fold risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (95% CI, 2.29-5.13), and a 2.06-fold risk for grade 3 to 4 retinopathy of prematurity (95% CI, 1.15-3.66).
Conclusions SGA premature infants had an increased risk for death, and major morbidity among survivors was increased.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : AGA, BPD, IUGR, IVH, NEC, PVL, RDS, ROP, SGA, VLBW
Plan
The Israel National Very Low Birth-weight infant database is partially funded by the Israel Center for Disease Control and the Ministry of Health. |
Vol 143 - N° 2
P. 186-191 - août 2003 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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