Analysis of related factors of extremely preterm infants'abnormal neurological findings

Zhonghua er ke za zhi. Chinese journal of pediatrics
Jieting Huang, Xiangyong Kong

Abstract

To observe the effect of intrapartum and postpartum factors on abnormal neurological findings in the extremely preterm infants. Clinical data of 62 premature infants (33 of male, 29 of female) were retrospectively analyzed. None of the premature infants had birth defect; their gestational ages were all less than 28 weeks (23(+ 6)-27(+ 6) weeks). They were hospitalized within 12 hours after birth in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of BAYI Children's Hospital from November 2010 to June 2013. The blood gas, birth condition, complications, the mechanical ventilation and the ultrasonic encephalography were recorded. The 62 cases were divided into 2 groups, alive group and died group. Meanwhile, all cases of survial were divided into brain injuries group and normal brain group. Data were analyzed with t-test, Chi square test and Spearman correlation analysis. Fifty-six cases were alive, and 6 cases died (3 were during the treatment and 3 were after parents gave up). The average birth weight of brain injuries group was (954 ± 182) g; and that of the normal brain group was (1 071 ± 136) g. There were significant differences between the two groups in gender (χ(2) = 4.314, P = 0.038), gestational age (χ(2) = 11.622, P = 0.001), b...Continue Reading

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