Growth Failure Prevalence in Neonates with Gastroschisis : A Statewide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To perform a multicenter study to assess growth failure in hospitalized infants with gastroschisis.

Study design

This study included neonates with gastroschisis within sites in the University of California Fetal Consortium. The study's primary outcome was growth failure at hospital discharge, defined as a weight or length z score decrease >0.8 from birth. Regression analysis was performed to assess changes in z scores over time.

Results

Among 125 infants with gastroschisis, the median gestational age was 37 weeks (IQR 35-37). Length of stay was 32 days (23-60); 55% developed weight or length growth failure at discharge (28% had weight growth failure, 42% had length growth failure, and 15% had both weight and length growth failure). Weight and length z score

SUBMITTER: Strobel KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature