Deaths in a Modern Cohort of Extremely Preterm Infants From the Preterm Erythropoietin Neuroprotection Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding why and how extremely preterm infants die is important for practitioners caring for these infants.

Objective

To examine risk factors, causes, timing, and circumstances of death in a modern cohort of extremely preterm infants.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort review of infants enrolled in the Preterm Erythropoietin Neuroprotection Trial between December 13, 2013, and September 26, 2016, was conducted. A total of 941 infants born between 24 0/7 and 27 6/7 weeks of gestation enrolled at 19 US sites comprising 30 neonatal intensive care units were included. Data analysis was performed from October 16, 2020, to December 1, 2021.

Main outcomes and measures

Risk factors, proximal causes, timing, and circumstances of in-

SUBMITTER: Juul SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature