A multicenter retrospective study on survival rate and complications of very preterm infants
WU Xin-Ping, GU Chuan-Li, HAN Shu-Ping, DENG Xiao-Yi, CHEN Xiao-Qing, WANG Huai-Yan, LI Shuang-Shuang, WANG Jun, ZHOU Qin, HOU Wei-Wei, GAO Yan, HAN Liang-Rong, LIU Hong-Jie, YU Zhang-Bin, WANG Zeng-Qin, LI Na, LI Hai-Xin, ZHOU Jin-Jun, CHEN Shan-Shan, JIANG Shan-Yu, LU Xing-Xing, PAN Zhao-Jun, CHEN Xiao-Hui
Department of Neonatology, Yangzhou Maternal and Child Care Service Centre, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
Abstract Objective To study the survival rate and the incidence of complications of very preterm infants and the factors influencing the survival rate and the incidence of complications. Methods The medical data of the very preterm infants with a gestational age of <32 weeks and who were admitted to the Department of Neonatology in 11 hospitals of Jiangsu Province in China from January 2018 to December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Their survival rate and the incidence of serious complications were analyzed. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors for death and serious complications in very preterm infants. Results A total of 2 339 very preterm infants were enrolled, among whom 2 010 (85.93%) survived and 1 507 (64.43%) survived without serious complications. The groups with a gestational age of 22-25+6 weeks, 26-26+6 weeks, 27-27+6 weeks, 28-28+6 weeks, 29-29+6 weeks, 30-30+6 weeks, and 31-31+6 weeks had a survival rate of 32.5%, 60.6%, 68.0%, 82.9%, 90.1%, 92.3%, and 94.8% respectively. The survival rate tended to increase with the gestational age (P<0.05) and the survival rate without serious complications in each gestational age group was 7.5%, 18.1%, 34.5%, 52.2%, 66.7%, 75.7%, and 81.8% respectively, suggesting that the survival rate without serious complications increased with the gestational age (P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high gestational age, high birth weight, and prenatal use of glucocorticoids were protective factors against death in very preterm infants (P<0.05), and 1-minute Apgar score ≤3 was a risk factor for death in very preterm infants (P<0.05); high gestational age and high birth weight were protective factors against serious complications in very preterm infants who survived (P<0.05), while 5-minute Apgar score ≤3 and maternal chorioamnionitis were risk factors for serious complications in very preterm infants who survived (P<0.05). Conclusions The survival rate is closely associated with gestational age in very preterm infants. A low 1-minute Apgar score (≤3) may increase the risk of death in very preterm infants, while high gestational age, high birth weight, and prenatal use of glucocorticoids are associated with the reduced risk of death. A low 5-minute Apgar score (≤3) and maternal chorioamnionitis may increase the risk of serious complications in these infants, while high gestational age and high birth weight may reduce the risk of serious complications.
Corresponding Authors:
Han S-P, Email: shupinghan@njmu.edu.cn
E-mail: shupinghan@njmu.edu.cn
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WU Xin-Ping,GU Chuan-Li,HAN Shu-Ping et al. A multicenter retrospective study on survival rate and complications of very preterm infants[J]. CJCP, 2021, 23(8): 814-820.
WU Xin-Ping,GU Chuan-Li,HAN Shu-Ping et al. A multicenter retrospective study on survival rate and complications of very preterm infants[J]. CJCP, 2021, 23(8): 814-820.
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