Expected duration of hospital stay of low birth weight infants: graphic depiction in relation to birth weight and gestational age.
Neonatal duration of hospital stay correlated with both birth weight and gestational age in positively skewed, nonlinear relationships. Within increments of birth weight, gestational age had a semi-independent influence on length of stay. Log length of stay correlated with both birth weight and gestational age in linear, normally distributed relationships. A nomogram is provided for predicting individual lengths of stay.
Rawlings
J S
JS
Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98433-5000.
Smith
F R
FR
Garcia
J
J
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001724:Birth Weight; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis