The existing situation and long-term quality of life in extremely low birth weight infants
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2015.01.019
- VernacularTitle:超低出生体重儿的生存现状及远期生活质量
- Author:
Haoxuan LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Extremely low birth weight infant;
Survival rate;
Long-term quality of life
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2015;42(1):62-66
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW)are those premature babies whose birth weight are below 1 000 g.In recent years,with the rapid development of perinatal medicine,survival rates of the ELBW in the developed countries has reached more than 80％,but with the increase of survival rates,the present living situation and the long-term quality of life begin to attract the neonatal physicians' attention.The growth and nutrition status of ELBW are not as well as those full maturity,neither do the certain problems,including long-term respiratory system,nervous system,education and employment.
