Growth and neurodevelopmental outcome in newborns with congenital non-cardiac surgical anomalies: A single-centre retrospective study

• Published in: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open Vol. 3; p. 100036
• Main Authors: Trivedi, Amit, Browning Carmo, Kathryn, James-Nunez, Kristen, Gordon, Adrienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.10.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Congenital anomalies; Development; Growth; Neonates; Surgery; z-score birth weight; Neonates; birth weight; z-score head circumference at birth; Growth; length of stay in neonatal intensive care; Oesophageal atresia with or without trachea-oesophageal fistula; z-score head circumference at one-year-assessment; non-cardiac surgical anomalies; discharge weight; Surgery; Congenital anomalies; Development; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; socio-economic indexes for areas; head circumference; Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development third edition; z-score discharge weight; z-score of weight at one-year-assessment

Survival of infants with congenital anomalies has increased dramatically, shifting the focus of clinical care and research toward optimising growth and neurodevelopment. To evaluate growth and determine the impact of growth on neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates born at term gestation with conge...