Histological chorioamnionitis and pathological stages on very preterm infant outcomes

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AIMS: Histological chorioamnionitis (HCA) is a condition linked to preterm birth and neonatal infection and its relationship with various pathological stages in extremely preterm neonates, and with their associated short- and long-term consequences, remains a subject of research. This study investigated the connection between different pathological stages of HCA and both short-term complications and long-term outcomes in preterm infants born at or before 32 weeks of gestational age.

METHODS: Preterm infants born at ≤ 32 weeks of gestation who underwent placental pathology evaluation and were followed-up at 18-24 months of corrected age were included. Neonates were classified based on their exposure to HCA and were further subdivided into different groups according to maternal inflammatory responses (MIR) and fetal inflammatory responses (FIR) stages. We compared short-term complications during their hospital stay between the HCA-exposed and -unexposed groups and examined the influence of HCA stages on long-term outcomes.

RESULTS: The HCA group exhibited distinct characteristics such as higher rates of premature rupture of membranes > 18 h, reduced amniotic fluid, early-onset sepsis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) grades III-IV (P < 0.05). The moderate-severe HCA group displayed lower gestational age, lower birth weight and higher incidence of IVH (grades III-IV) and preterm sepsis compared with the mild HCA group (P < 0.05). After adjusting for confounders, the MIR stages 2-3 group showed associations with cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy (P < 0.05), and the FIR stages 2-3 group also showed poor long-term outcomes and cognitive impairment (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Moderate-severe HCA was associated with increased early-onset sepsis, severe IVH and poor long-term outcomes, including cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy. Vigilant prevention strategies are warranted for severe HCA cases in order to mitigate poorer clinical outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:84

Enthalten in:

Histopathology - 84(2024), 6 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 1024-1037

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duan, Jiajia [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Falin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Chaoya [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ju [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yiran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Bingbing [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Xirui [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Jinjin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaoyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Changlian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cerebral palsy
Chorioamnionitis
Intraventricular haemorrhage
Journal Article
Neurodevelopment
Placental inflammation
Preterm birth

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Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/his.15147

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367444003