Factors associated with the follow-up of high risk infants discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit

• Published in: Pediatrics and neonatology Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 373 - 379
• Main Authors: Shin, Seung Hyun, Sohn, Jin A, Kim, Ee-Kyung, Shin, Seung Han, Kim, Han-Suk, Lee, Jin A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Compliance; Follow-up; Preterm infants; Very low birth weight infants; Compliance; Very low birth weight infants; Preterm infants; Follow-up

The study aimed to identify factors associated with compliance to follow-up (FU) appointments among infants following their discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This retrospective cohort study reviewed 657 infants (birth weight <1500 g or gestational age [GA] <32 weeks), bor...