Prediction of outcomes of extremely low gestational age newborns in Australia and New Zealand

ObjectiveTo determine the accuracy of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) calculator in predicting death and neurodevelopmental impairment in Australian and New Zealand infants.DesignPopulation-based cohort study.SettingAustralia and New Zealand.PatientsPreterm infan...

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Published in:BMJ paediatrics open 2017-11, Vol.1 (1), p.e000205-e000205
Main Authors: Yeo, Kee Thai, Safi, Nadom, Wang, Yueping Alex, Marsney, Renate Le, Schindler, Timothy, Bolisetty, Srinivas, Haslam, Ross, Lui, Kei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth weight
Births
Childrens health
Clinical medicine
Epidemiology
Gestational age
Intensive care
Morbidity
Newborn babies
Obstetrics
Original
Pediatrics
Population
Vagina
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Summary:ObjectiveTo determine the accuracy of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) calculator in predicting death and neurodevelopmental impairment in Australian and New Zealand infants.DesignPopulation-based cohort study.SettingAustralia and New Zealand.PatientsPreterm infants 22–25 completed weeks gestation.InterventionsComparison of NICHD calculator predicted rates of death and death or neurodevelopmental impairment, with actual rates recorded in the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network cohort.Main outcome measuresInfant death and death or neurodevelopmental impairment rates.ResultsA total of 714 infants were included in the study. Of these infants, 100 (14.0%) were
ISSN:2399-9772
2399-9772
DOI:10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000205