Swiss medical centres vary significantly when it comes to outcomes of neonates with a very low gestational age
- Steurer, Martina A
- Adams, Mark
- Bacchetti, Peter
- Schulzke, Sven M
- Roth-Kleiner, Matthias
- Berger, Thomas M
DOIAbstract
AIM This study quantified the impact of perinatal predictors and medical centre on the outcome of very low-gestational-age neonates (VLGANs) born at <32 completed weeks in Switzerland. METHODS Using prospectively collected data from a 10-year cohort of VLGANs, we developed logistic regression models for three different time points: delivery, NICU admission and seven days of age. The data predicted survival to discharge without severe neonatal morbidity, such as major brain injury, moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, retinopathy of prematurity (≥stage three) or necrotising enterocolitis (≥stage three). RESULTS From 2002 to 2011, 6892 VLGANs were identified: 5854 (85%) of the live-born infants survived and 84% of the survivors...
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