title: Discharge planning.
abstract: Hospital discharge is a time of transition for infants and families that requires oversight of common postnatal adaptations, screening tests, and establishment of necessary follow-up care. Preterm infants face additional medical problems that vary in complexity by the degree of prematurity. Infants born at lowest gestational ages are at highest risks for complicated neonatal course and adverse long-term outcomes. Successful transition from hospital to home care is essential to improved outcomes for high-risk infants.
authors.affiliation: Neonatology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. Electronic address: bbarke@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Barkemeyer
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D001942:Breast Feeding; D057189:Checklist; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: Circumcision; Discharge planning; High-risk infant; Late preterm infant; Neonatal intensive care unit; Screening test