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Perinatal factors associated with early deaths of preterm infants born in Brazilian Network on Neonatal Research centers.
Almeida, Maria Fernanda Branco de; Guinsburg, Ruth; Martinez, Francisco Eulógio; Procianoy, Renato S; Leone, Cléa Rodrigues; Marba, Sérgio Tadeu Martins; Rugolo, Lígia Maria Sousa Suppo; Luz, Jorge Hecker; Lopes, José Maria de Andrade.
  • Almeida MF; Disciplina de Pediatra Neonatal, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
J Pediatr (Rio J) ; 84(4): 300-7, 2008.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18528584
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate perinatal factors associated with early neonatal death in preterm infants with birth weights (BW) of 400-1,500 g.

METHODS:

A multicenter prospective cohort study of all infants with BW of 400-1,500 g and 23-33 weeks of gestational age (GA), without malformations, who were born alive at eight public university tertiary hospitals in Brazil between June of 2004 and May of 2005. Infants who died within their first 6 days of life were compared with those who did not regarding maternal and neonatal characteristics and morbidity during the first 72 hours of life. Variables associated with the early deaths were identified by stepwise logistic regression.

RESULTS:

A total of 579 live births met the inclusion criteria. Early deaths occurred in 92 (16%) cases, varying between centers from 5 to 31%, and these differences persisted after controlling for newborn illness severity and mortality risk score (SNAPPE-II). According to the multivariate analysis, the following factors were associated with early intrahospital neonatal deaths gestational age of 23-27 weeks (odds ratio - OR = 5.0; 95%CI 2.7-9.4), absence of maternal hypertension (OR = 1.9; 95%CI 1.0-3.7), 5th minute Apgar 0-6 (OR = 2.8; 95%CI 1.4-5.4), presence of respiratory distress syndrome (OR = 3.1; 95%CI 1.4-6.6), and network center of birth.

CONCLUSION:

Important perinatal factors that are associated with early neonatal deaths in very low birth weight preterm infants can be modified by interventions such as improving fetal vitality at birth and reducing the incidence and severity of respiratory distress syndrome. The heterogeneity of early neonatal rates across the different centers studied indicates that best clinical practices should be identified and disseminated throughout the country.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recien Nacido Prematuro / Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal / Mortalidad Infantil / Atención Perinatal / Recién Nacido de muy Bajo Peso Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Newborn País como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recien Nacido Prematuro / Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal / Mortalidad Infantil / Atención Perinatal / Recién Nacido de muy Bajo Peso Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Newborn País como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article