A retrospective cohort study on mortality, morbidity, and care practices for 1750 very low birth weight infants, 2016-2021

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BACKGROUND: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are the key populations in neonatology, wherein morbidity and mortality remain major challenges.

METHODS: A retrospective cohort study conducted aiming to analyze the clinical characteristics of VLBW in our hospital between January 2016 and December 2021. Neonates with a birth weight of <1500 g were included. Mortality, care practices, and major morbidities were analyzed, and compared with that of previous 7 years (2009-2015).

RESULTS: Of the total 1750 VLBW, 1386 infants born with birth weight between 1000-1499 g and 364 were below 1000 g, 42.9% (751/1750) required delivery room resuscitation, 53.9% (943/1750) received non-invasive ventilation only, 38.2% (669/1750) received invasive ventilation; 1517 VLBW infants received complete treatment. Among them, 60.1% (912/1517) of neonates had neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), 28.7% (436/1517) had bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), 22.0% (334/1517) had apnea, 11.1% (169/1517) had culture-confirmed sepsis, 8.4% (128/1517) had pulmonary hemorrhage, 7.6% (116/1517) had severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)/periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), 5.7% (87/1517) had necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), 2.0% (31/1517) had severe retinopathy of prematurity. The total and in-hospital mortality rates were 9.7% (169/1750) and 3.0% (45/1517), respectively. The top three diagnoses of death among those who had received complete treatment were sepsis, NRDS, and NEC. In 2009-2015, 1146 VLBW were enrolled and 895 infants received complete treatment. The incidences of apnea, IVH, and IVH stage ≥3/PVL, were higher in 2009-2015 compared with those in 2016-2021, while the incidences of NRDS and BPD were characterized by significant increases in 2016-2021. The total and in-hospital mortality rates were 16.7% (191/1146) and 5.6% (50/895) respectively in 2009-2015.

CONCLUSION: Among VLBW infants born in 2016-2021, the total and in-hospital mortality rates were lower than those of neonates born in 2009-2015. Incidences of NRDS and BPD increased in 2016-2021, which affected the survival rates and long-term prognosis of VLBW.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Chinese medical journal - (2024) vom: 26. Feb.

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Englisch

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He, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wanxiu [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Junjie [VerfasserIn]
Mu, Dezhi [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 26.02.2024

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10.1097/CM9.0000000000002923

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