The outcome at 12 months of very-low-birth-weight infants ventilated at Tygerberg Hospital

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorKirsten, G. F.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Zyl, J. I.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLe Grange, M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAncker, E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Zyl, F.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:12Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:12Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.descriptionCITATION: Kirsten, G. F. et al. 1995. The outcome at 12 months of very-low-birth-weight infants ventilated at Tygerberg Hospital. South African Medical Journal, 85:649-654.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractObjective. To determine the outcome at 1 year of age of a group of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, from urban and rural communities, ventilated at Tygerberg Hospital, W. Cape. Study design. Prospective descriptive study in which the prevalence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), sensorineural deafness, intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and abnormal motor developmental outcomes were determined in 153 ventilated VLBW infants from rural and urban areas. Of these, 69% were from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Main outcome measures. Attrition rates for rural and urban babies, BPD, ROP, IVH and abnormal motor development. Study population and setting. All ventilated VLBW infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit at Tygerberg Hospital over a 1-year period were followed up at 3-monthly intervals for 12 months. Results. BPD was diagnosed in 19% of the babies, with significantly more babies with birth weights under 1 000 g and gestational ages under 28 weeks having BPD. Of the babies with BPD, 25% had abnormal motor development at 1 year of age. Seven per cent of the babies had grade 3 or 4 ROP and 2.6% had sensorineural hearing loss. One hundred and seventeen (79%) of the infants attended the follow-up clinic until 12 months of age (corrected for prematurity), there were no significant differences in the number of babies followed up from rural or urban areas. Fourteen (11.9%) of the babies had abnormal motor development. A disturbing finding was that so many babies had spastic quadriplegia (8;57%) versus diplegia (6;43%),
dc.description.versionPublisher’s version
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7252
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journal
dc.subjectNewborn infantsen_ZA
dc.titleThe outcome at 12 months of very-low-birth-weight infants ventilated at Tygerberg Hospitalen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
kirsten_outcome_1995.pdf
Size:
4.11 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download article
Download
Collections
Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health)