Risk for pediatric intensive care utilization in children born before 30 weeks of gestation: a single-center study.

ABSTRACT: Extremely preterm-born infants face critical complications after birth that may necessitate health care utilization later in life, including rehospitalization with admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). However, their specific risk for PICU readmission after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is currently unclear. Further knowledge on this topic may aid critical care resource planning and parent counseling. In this study, we aimed to determine the rate of PICU admission in preterm infants born with a gestational age (GA) < 30 weeks, and to identify risk factors associated with PICU admission. This is a retrospective, single-center study including patients between 2016 and 2021. A total of 459 patients were included. Of these, 50 (10.9%) were admitted to

SUBMITTER: Ekelmans ACCB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12816077 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature