Effect of preterm birth on pulmonary function at school age: A prospective controlled study☆,☆☆,★
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Methods
The study population included all liveborn neonates 24 to 31 weeks’ gestation cared for at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital between July 1, 1985, and June 30, 1986. A cutoff point of 24 weeks was chosen, because our regional policy was to intervene aggressively beginning at that gestational age. An upper cutoff of 31 weeks was chosen because all mothers in preterm labor and preterm infants below that gestation are referred to our regional perinatal center serving 15 counties in Central New York.
Results
During the 1-year study enrollment period, there were 156 live born neonates of 24 to 31 weeks’ gestation. One hundred thirty (83%) of these neonates were inborn, and of these, 69 (53%) followed maternal transports. Overall, 133 (85%) of the 156 infants survived to hospital discharge. Survival increased from 77% (46 of 60) of those born at 24 to 27 weeks’ gestation to 91% (87 of 96) of those born at 28 to 31 weeks’ gestation. Eight children died after hospital discharge: 2 of complications of
Discussion
In this cohort of infants born at 24 to 31 weeks’ gestation, a significant relation was found between neonatal respiratory status and subsequent lung function. Preterm children who required supplemental oxygen at 35 weeks’ after conceptional age (BPD) were significantly more likely to require rehospitalization for respiratory illnesses than were preterm children without a history of BPD; both groups had rehospitalization rates greater than those for term children. Higher rates of
Acknowledgements
We thank Susan Delaney, RRT, RN, and Nancy Emm, LPN, for technical assistance with pulmonary function and exercise testing; Dr Timothy Dye for statistical advice; Ms. Pamela Parker for data analysis, and Ms. Kristine Camp for secretarial assistance.
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