Role of Gestational Age and Body Weight on Doppler Transmitral Flow Velocity Pattern in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Harada ◽  
M. Tamura ◽  
Y. Takahashi ◽  
A. Ishida ◽  
G. Takada
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Transmitral Flow ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Velocity Pattern

Weight growth velocity of very low birth weight infants: role of gender, gestational age and major morbidities

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Bertino ◽  
Alessandra Coscia ◽  
Luisa Boni ◽  
Claudia Rossi ◽  
Claudio Martano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Growth Velocity ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Weight Growth

Pre-discharge growth pattern of very low birth weight infants (VLBW): A 5 year single center experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
S.H. Elbeely ◽  
M.A. AlQurashi
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vlbw Infants ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND: Very low birth weight infants born prematurely are at greater risk for growth delays that lead to Ex-utero Growth Restriction (EUGR) during vulnerable periods of organ structural and functional development. There is considerable evidence that early growth failure has adverse effects on long term neurodevelopment in children which often persists into adulthood. METHODS: This is a single-center cross-sectional study on live newborn infants with birth weight ranges from 500 to 1500 grams (VLBW) and gestational age (GA) between 24–32 weeks who were admitted to NICU at KAMC-Jeddah over a 5 year period (2009–2013). This study aims to evaluate predischarge growth pattern of VLBW infants in terms of weight, head circumference (HC) and length and to identify important variables that have influenced such growth pattern. RESULTS: Of the 135 infants included in the final analysis, 68 (50.4%) were male and 67 (49.6%) were female and the mean gestational age was 28.83±2.064 weeks and the mean birth weight 1166.74±256 grams. Ninety-two infants (68%) had discharge weight at ≤10th percentile and forty four (32%) had their weight >10th percentile. HC was the lowest affected among the anthropometric measurements with 42% ≤10th percentile. In terms of linear growth, 62% had their length ≤10th percentile. Amongst infants born ≤750 grams, 71% and 70% had HC and height at ≤10th percentile respectively, at the time of discharge. BPD was significantly associated with EUGR (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that almost 2/3rd of VLBW infants born at KAMC-Jeddah with birth weight ≤750 grams were discharged home with EUGR as demonstrated by their weight, length, and HC ≤10th percentile. BPD was found to be significantly associated with EUGR amongst post-natal factors influencing EUGR.

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