Advances in medical care for extremely low birth weight infants worldwide.
- Author:
Chun CHEN
1
;
Qian-Shen ZHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518028, China. zhangqianshen2005@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia;
therapy;
Humans;
Infant Mortality;
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature, Diseases;
therapy;
Leukomalacia, Periventricular;
therapy;
Prognosis;
Survival Rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2013;15(8):703-707
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Dramatic advances in neonatal medicine over recent decades have resulted in decreased mortality and morbidity rates for extremely low birth weight infants. However, the survival of these infants is associated with short- and long-term morbidity, including severe intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, nosocomial infection and necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, retinopathy of prematurity and adverse long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae. This article reviewed the latest advances in the medical care for extremely low birth weight infants including survival rate, ethical issues and short- and long-term morbidity, domestically and abroad.
