Comparison of mortality and morbidity of very low birth weight infants between Canada and Japan

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Isayama, Tetsuya ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^a,b,f   Mori, Rintaro ^c   Kusuda, Satoshi ^d,ag   Fujimura, Masanori ^e,ag   Ye, Xiang Y ^b   Shah, Prakesh S ^a,b,f   Andrews, Wayne ^g   Barrington, Keith ^h   Yee, Wendy ⁱ   Bullied, Barbara ^j   Canning, Rody ^k   Alvaro, Ruben ^l   Da Silva, Orlando ^m   Dow, Kimberly ⁿ   Dunn, Michael ^o   Harrison, Adele ^p   James, Andrew ^q   Kalapesi, Zarin ^r   Kovacs, Lajos ^s   McMillan, Douglas D ^t   Ohlsson, Arne ^b   Ojah, Cecil ^u   Peliowski, Abraham ^v   Aziz, Khalid ^v   Piedboeuf, Bruno ^w   Riley, Patricia ^x   Faucher, Daniel ^y   Rouvinez Bouali, Nicole ^z   Sankaran, Koravangattu ^aa   Seshia, Mary ^ab   Shivananda, Sandesh ^ac   Cieslak, Zenon ^ad   Synnes, Anne ^ae   Walti, Herve ^af   Hattori, S ^ah   Noro, A ^ai   Amizuka, T ^aj   Chida, S ^ak   Takahashi, R ^al   Arai, H ^am   Imamura, T ^an   Ujiie, N ^ao   Miyazono, Y ^ap   Shimizu, J ^aq   Suzumura, H ^ar   Kono, Y ^as   Shimizu, M ^at   Kunikata, T ^au   Fujiu, T ^av   Sato, H ^aw   Kondo, T ^ax   Watanabe, T ^ay   Aizawa, M ^az   Uchiyama, A ^d   Makimoto, M ^ba   Hoshi, J ^bb   Yoda, H ^bc   Kawakami, Y ^bd   Ishii, N ^be   Ito, Y ^c   Itani, H ^bf   Seki, K ^bg   Nomura, M ^bh   Nowatari, M ^bi   Nemoto, A ^bj   Nagata, O ^bk   Nagayama, Y ^bl   Nakamura, T ^bm   Okada, M ^bn   Nakata, S ^bo   Shimazaki, E ^bp   Yoda, T ^bq   Hutatani, T ^br   Ueno, Y ^bs   Iwai, K ^bt   Nakazawa, Y ^bu   Oki, S ^bv   Suzuki, C ^bw   Bonno, M ^bx   Kawano, Y ^by   Nakamura, K ^bz   Mitsufuji, N ^ca   Shiraishi, J ^e   Ichiba, H ^cb   Minami, H ^cc   Wada, H ^cd   Ohashi, A ^ce   Sumi, K ^cf   Takahashi, Y ^cg   Okutani, T ^ch   Yoshimoto, S ^ci   Nagata, I ^cj   Kato, E ^ck   Watabe, S ^cl   Kageyama, M ^cm   Fukuhara, R ^cn   Hayashitani, M ^co   Hasegawa, K ^cp   Ohta, A ^cq   Kuboi, T ^cr   Akiyoshi, S ^cs   Kikkawa, K ^ct   Saijo, T ^cu   Shimokawa, S ^cv   Matsumoto, N ^cw   Kanda, H ^cx   Oota, E ^cy   Kanda, G ^cz   Ochiai, M ^da   Aoki, M ^db   Kondo, Y ^dc   Iwai, M ^dd   Iida, K ^de   Ikenoue, T ^df   Ibara, S ^dg   Kohama, M ^dh   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

^f Canadian Neonatal Network   (Canada)

^g New Janeway Childrens Health and Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

ⁱ FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j Everett Chalmers Hospital   (Canada)

^k MONCTON HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^l ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^m ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁿ KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^o SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^p VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^q HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^r REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^s MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^t IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^u SAINT JOHN REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^v ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^w LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^x MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^y ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^z CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^aa ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^ab HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^ac HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^ad ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^ae CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^af CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^ag Neonatal Research Network Japan   (Japan)

^ah SAPPORO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ai Kushiro Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^aj AOMORI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ak IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^al Sendai Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^am AKITA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^an FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ao National Hospital Organization Fukushima Hospital   (Japan)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^aq TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ar DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^as JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^at SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^au SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^av Gunma Children's Medical Center   (Japan)

^aw KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^ax Tokyo Women s Medical University   (Japan)

^ay TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^az SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ba NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bb TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bc TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bd JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^be Aiiku Hospital   (Japan)

^bf KANAGAWA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^bg YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^bh TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bi KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bj YAMANASHI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bk NAGAOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bl NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bm NAGANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bn SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bo Iida City Hospital   (Japan)

^bp National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^bq Saku General Hospital   (Japan)

^br TOYAMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bs ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bt Fukui Prefectural Hospital   (Japan)

^bu SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bv SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bw JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^bx MIE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^by Gifu Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

^bz OTSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ca KYOTO FIRST RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cb OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cc Takatsuki Hospital   (Japan)

^cd YODOGAWA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ce KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^cf Aizenbashi Hospital   (Japan)

^cg NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ch WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ci KOBE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cj TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^ck SHIMANE PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cl KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cm National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^cn HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^co HIROSHIMA CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^cp Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

^cq National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^cr KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^cs EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^ct Kochi Health Sciences Center   (Japan)

^cu UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^cv St Mary's Hospital   (Japan)

^cw KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^cx KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^cy FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^cz NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^da KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^db NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGASAKI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^dc KUMAMOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^dd KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^de OITA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^df UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^dg Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

^dh Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Infant; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Mortality; Retinopathy of prematurity; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; JAPAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84867162005     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0336     Document Type: Article

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