Comparison of Care Practices, Mortality and Morbidity of Very Preterm Infants Between Two Tertiary Centers in Northwest and South of China
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Care practices, mortality and morbidity of very premature infants from two different tertiary centers were collected and compared, in order to discover areas for improvement where these two newborn centers can learn from each other.
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Detailed Description
This retrospective cohort study was conducted in two hospitals,Qinghai Red Cross Hospital and Jinan University affiliated Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital.Very premature infants born with a gestational age between 22+0 - 31+6 weeks admitted to both centers during 3 years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020 were studied. In both centers, data including maternal characteristics, neonatal characteristics, obstetric practices, delivery room practices, and neonatal outcomes, were collected by data abstractors in each NICU. Anonymous data was transferred to Shenzhen and analyses were performed at the newborn center of SZH.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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Qinghai Red Cross Hospital
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Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- mortality [Jan 1,2018 - Dec 31,2020]
death during hospitalisation and death after withdrawing treatment
- Major morbidity [Jan 1,2018 - Dec 31,2020]
severe neurological injury, moderate to severe BPD, NEC or severe ROP
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Very premature infants born with a gestational age between 22+0 - 31+6 weeks;
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Admitted to both centers during 3 years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Infants not born at QHH or SZH (out born);
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Infants who had major congenital anomalies;
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Infants admitted after 7 days of life.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital | Shenzhen | Guangdong | China | 518000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Nanjing Medical University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- NMU-FY2021-58