title: [Prognosis for newborns of very low birthweight (author's transl)].
abstract: During the 5 years, 1975-1979, 144 infants weighing less than or equal to 1500 g (ranging from 400 to 1500 g) were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Mantua. 57 (40%) survived the neonatal period. The principal cause of death was hypoxia and hyaline membrane disease. After leaving the hospital, all the children were seen regularly to 1 year of age and 47 (82%) to 5 years of age. The infants received a neurological and physical evaluation at variable intervals; severe neurological handicaps were found in 2 (3,5%) infants, mild handicaps were observed in 6 (10,5%) infants. Pathological EEG was found in 1 (1,7%) case. The DQ was evaluated by the Gesell test; the DQ was below 80 in 1 child, between 80 and 89 in 2 infants and above 89 in the remaining cases. Three children had strabismus, none had retrolental fibroplasia. Follow-up audiometry was normal in all the subjects. The Authors conclude that intensive care increases the survival and reduces the incidence of serious handicaps in the newborns of very low birthweight.
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000401:mortality; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000401:mortality; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality
vernacular_title: Destino dei neonati di peso molto basso alla nascita.