[Prognosis of children with very low birth weight in the county of Viborg. A follow-up of an unselected patient group].
Neonatal mortality and follow-up examination among children with birthweight < or = 1500 g born in the period 1983-1987 inclusive has been recorded in an unselected material from a Danish county (Viborg County). There were 100 with birthweight < or = 1500 g and the low-birthweight rate was 7/1000. The neonatal survival was 72% dispersed with 32% for children with birthweight < or = 1000 g and 90% for children with birthweight 1001-1500 g. Four children died before follow-up examination. Of the surviving 68 children 66 were examined between the ages 21 months to six and a half years, the average age being about three years. The test-results were based on a questionnaire to the parents, an objective examination including neuropaediatric assessment and a Denver developmental screening test. Seven children were found to have moderate to severe handicaps, equal to 10% of surviving children. Of these seven children, three (4.5%) have cerebral paresis. Five other children were found to have small "handicaps". In conclusion 12 children or 18% had varying degrees of disability while 54 children were without demonstrable disability at follow up examination.
Børneafdelingen, Viborg Sygehus.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
Prognosen for børn med meget lav fødselsvaegt i Viborg amt. Efterundersøgelse af en uselekteret patientgruppe.