The Impact of Surgical Intervention on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: a Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea.
CONCLUSION: Approximately one fifth of VLBW infants underwent one or more surgical interventions during NICU hospitalization. The impact of surgical intervention on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes was sustained over a follow-up of CA 18-24 months. Infants with multiple surgeries had an increased risk of neurodevelopmental impairment compared to infants with single surgeries or no surgeries after adjustment for possible confounders.
PMID: 31701701 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - Category: General Medicine Authors: Sung SI, Lee NH, Kim HH, Kim HS, Han YS, Yang M, Ahn SY, Chang YS, Park WS Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research
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