Evaluation of neurodevelopmental outcome in high-risk infants in Australia.
An understanding of the neurodevelopmental outcome of long-term survivors of neonatal intensive care is essential for the informed management of preterm or high risk infants. This annotation looks at the current status of neonatal follow-up services in Australasia and highlights problems in the collection and interpretation of data. It suggests that we should work towards achieving a consensus on standard definitions and test regimes and on national data collection.
McMichael
J E
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Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
D001315:Australia; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017741:Survivors