[Very low-weight preterm infants: from birth until the first year of age].
Very-low weight preterm infants are more vulnerable to health conditions. This study aimed at describing some characteristics of very-low weight preterm infants in a university hospital of São Paulo, Brazil. Data were obtained from the records of 60 preterm infants admitted to the hospital between 1999 and 2000. Birth weight, pregnancy age, and hospital-stay length averages were: 1084 kg, 30 weeks, and 59.3 days, respectively. These inflants were submitted to invasive procedures, such as venous puncture, orogastric tube insertion, mechanical ventilation, central venous catheter placement, etc., and 75.0% were followed-up in the neonatal out-patient unit. These infants required specialized care, long hospital stay, and out-patient follow-up by a multidisciplinary team.
Escola de Enfermagem, da Universidade de São Paulo. daisyrt@usp.br
Daisy Maria Rizatto
DM
Tronchin
Maria Alice
MA
Tsunechiro
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay; D008423:Maternal Age; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014505:Urban Population