Follow-up of a cohort of premature infants: identification of factors associated with hospital death

• Published in: Archives belges = Belgisch archief Vol. 47; no. 1-4; p. 93
• Main Authors: Dujardin, B, Vandenbusche, B, Beghin, D, Deliens, C, Vandenbrede, S, Debay, M, Wollast, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Belgium 1989
• Subjects: Birth Weight; Cohort Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant Mortality; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Length of Stay; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk

A cohort of premature babies (i.e. under 2.000 g and/or less than 32 weeks of gestation) born in Brussels in 1987, was followed-up during and after their stay at the neonatal unit. Among the 181 babies, 27 hospital deaths were recorded (a rate of 14.9%). Some of the variables significantly associate...