Timing of Neonatal Discharge and Unplanned Readmission to PICUs Among Infants Born Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children born very preterm (<32 weeks) are at risk of ongoing morbidity and admission to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in childhood. However, the influence of the timing of neonatal discharge on unplanned PICU admission has not been established.

Objective

To examine whether the timing of neonatal discharge (postmenstrual age and season) is associated with subsequent unplanned PICU admission.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used linked national data from the National Neonatal Research Database and Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) for children born from January 2013 to December 2018 at 22 to 31 weeks' gestational age who were admitted to a neonatal unit in England and Wales and were discharged home a

SUBMITTER: van Hasselt TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature