The timing of withdrawal from caffeine citrate in very preterm infants

ZHANG Xue-Fei; HE Xiao-Ri; LI Wen; WANG Tao; HU Jin-Tao; DONG Qing-Yi; CHEN Ping-Yang

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12) : 1228-1233. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2108186

CLINICAL RESEARCH

The timing of withdrawal from caffeine citrate in very preterm infants

ZHANG Xue-Fei, HE Xiao-Ri, LI Wen, WANG Tao, HU Jin-Tao, DONG Qing-Yi, CHEN Ping-Yang

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Objective To study the clinical features and outcome of very preterm infants withdrawn from caffeine citrate at different time points. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of the preterm infants with a gestational age of <32 weeks, who were hospitalized in the Division of Neonatology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, from January 1, 2016 to November 30, 2020. According to the time of withdrawal from caffeine citrate, the infants who met the study criteria were divided into the group with withdrawal before the last week of hospitalization and the group with withdrawal within the last week of hospitalization. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical features, features of citric caffeine use, length of hospital stay and hospital costs, change in the intensity of respiratory support, and preterm complications. Results A total of 403 preterm infants were enrolled, with 285 infants in the group with withdrawal before the last week of hospitalization and 118 infants in the group with withdrawal within the last week of hospitalization. There were no significant differences in clinical features between the two groups (P>0.05). Compared with the group with withdrawal before the last week of hospitalization, the group with withdrawal within the last week of hospitalization had a significantly longer duration of the use of caffeine citrate, a significantly shorter length of hospital stay, a significantly lower rate of increased intensity of respiratory support after withdrawal, and a significantly lower incidence rate of moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (P<0.05). Conclusions A relatively long course of caffeine citrate treatment is more beneficial to the short-term clinical outcome of very preterm infants.

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Caffeine citrate / Withdrawal time / Bronchopulmonary dysplasia / Preterm infant

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ZHANG Xue-Fei, HE Xiao-Ri, LI Wen, WANG Tao, HU Jin-Tao, DONG Qing-Yi, CHEN Ping-Yang. The timing of withdrawal from caffeine citrate in very preterm infants[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2021, 23(12): 1228-1233 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2108186

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