Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Over 3 Years Report From an Iranian Center

Seyyed-Abolfazl Afjeh; Mohammad-Kazem Sabzehei; Minoo Fallahi; Fatemeh Esmaili

IJ Pediatrics

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Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Over 3 Years Report From an Iranian Center

Author(s):

Seyyed-Abolfazl Afjeh^1,*,

Mohammad-Kazem Sabzehei²,

Minoo Fallahi³,

Fatemeh Esmaili⁴

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 23, issue 5; 579-587

Published online:Sep 27, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 17, 2012

Accepted:Jul 10, 2013

How to Cite:Seyyed-Abolfazl AfjehMohammad-Kazem SabzeheiMinoo FallahiFatemeh EsmailiOutcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Over 3 Years Report From an Iranian Center.Iran J Pediatr.23(5):579-587.

Abstract

Objective: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are at high risk for morbidity and mortality. This article determines the frequency of disease, rate od survival, complications and risk factors for morbidity and mortality in VLBW neonates admitted to a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran. Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study was performed from April 2007 to March 2010 on all hospitalized VLBW neonates. Relevant pre- and peri-natal data up to the time of discharge from the hospital or death, including complications during the course of hospitalization, were collected from the case notes, documented on a pre-designed questionnaire and analyzed. Findings: Out of 13197 neonates, 564 (4.3%) were VLBW with 51.4% males. Mean gestational age was 29.6±2.5 weeks; mean birth weight 1179±257 grams. Mean birth weight, gestational age and Apgar scores were significantly higher in babies who survived than in those who died, (1275±189 vs. 944±253 grams; 30.5±2.2 vs. 27.5±2 weeks and 6.9±1.7 vs. 5±2.1 respectively, P

Keywords

Neonatal Mortality

Low Birth Weight

Very Low Birth Weight

Infant

Risk Factors

NICU

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