Paediatric intensive care admissions of preterm children born
Conclusions
Most babies born <32 weeks and discharged home from neonatal care do not require PICU admission in the first 2 years. The odds of unplanned admissions to PICU were greater in the most preterm and those with significant neonatal morbidity.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: van Hasselt, T. J., Gale, C., Battersby, C., Davis, P. J., Draper, E., Seaton, S. E., On behalf of the United Kingdom Neonatal Collaborative and the Paediatric Critical Care Society Study Group (PCCS-SG) Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
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