title: Longitudinal growth and post-discharge mortality and morbidity among extremely low birth weight neonates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study post-discharge growth, mortality and morbidity of extremely low birth weight neonates at corrected age of 2 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Weight, length and head circumference were compared on WHO growth charts at corrected ages 3 (n=54), 6, 9, 12 (n=51) and 24 months (n=37); rates of underweight, stunting, microcephaly and wasting were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean Z-score for weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length significantly improved from 3 to 24 months (P<0.001); a significant proportion remained malnourished at 2 years. Nine infants (11%) died and 35 (44%) required re-admission during first year of age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extremely low birth weight neonates remain significantly growth retarded at corrected age of 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India Correspondence to: Dr Kanya Mukhopadhyay, Additional Professor (Neonatology), Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012, India. kanyapgi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kanya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Gagan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D049628:Body Size; D005865:Gestational Age; D057238:Growth Charts; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*; D009017:Morbidity; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition; D016896:Treatment Outcome