Admission temperature in very preterm infants 2012-2021: a Nationwide Quality Registry Study, Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the distribution and time trends of admission temperature in very preterm infants, effects of temperature-preserving interventions and associations between hypothermia and outcomes.

Methods

Population-based cohort study of infants <32 gestational weeks without lethal malformations admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit within 2 hours of birth between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021. Hypothermia was defined as mild (36.0°C-36.4°C), moderate (34.5°C-35.9°C) or severe (<34.5°C). Associations between admission temperature and outcomes were investigated using multivariate logistic regression, adjusting for sex, weight Z-score, gestational age, antenatal steroids, surfactant and hospital.

Results

In total, 2457/4879 (50.4%) had normal admission

SUBMITTER: Solvang TAW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865734 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature