title: The impact of intensive neonatal care on the frequency of mental and motor handicap.
abstract: Recent outcome data on infants who were born extremely premature and who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are reviewed with particular reference to the design of follow-up studies. It is suggested that outcome data are an important medical audit measure.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Levene
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors