Can the early condition at admission of a high-risk infant aid in the prediction of mortality and poor neurodevelopmental outcome? A population study in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 588-595

  Greenwood, Sarah ^a,b   Abdel Latif, Mohamed E ^d,e   Bajuk, Barbara ^c   Lui, Kei ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Ctr for Perinatal Health Serv Res   (Australia)

^d CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CRIB II; follow up; neurodevelopmental; outcome; premature infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVISED CLINICAL RISK INDEX FOR BABIES SEVERITY OF ILLNESS SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84863483363     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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