Comparison of Follow-up Courses after Discharge from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between Very Low Birth Weight Infants with and without Home Oxygen.

In conclusion, home oxygen use after discharge increases the risks for healthcare utilization, readmission, and death after NICU discharge in VLBWIs, regardless of GA, requiring more careful health care monitoring during their follow-up. PMID: 28665066 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28665066?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Korean Med Sci - July 1, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kim JS, Shim JW, Lee JH, Chang YS, Committee on Data Collection and Statistical Analysis, the Korean Society of Neonatology Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research