Impact of changes in perinatal care on neonatal respiratory outcome and survival of preterm newborns: An overview of 15 years

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Filipa Flor-de-Lima (Author) FMUP; Rocha, G (Author) Other; Guimarães H (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Critical Care Research and Practice

Vol. 2012

Pages: 1-7

ISSN: 2090-1305

Publisher: Hindawi

Indexing

Scopus - 17 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-8H0

DOI: 10.1155/2012/643246

Abstract (EN): Survival and outcomes for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) have improved over the past 30 years. We conducted a study to assess the changes in perinatal care and delivery room management and their impact on respiratory outcome of very low birth weight newborns, over the last 15 years. A comparison between two epochs was performed, the periods before and after 2005, when early nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and Intubation-SURfactant-Extubation (INSURE) were introduced in our center. Three hundred ninety-five clinical records were assessed, 198 (50.1%) females, gestational age 29.1 weeks (22-36), and birth weight 1130 g (360-1498). RDS was diagnosed in 247 (62.5%) newborns and exogenous surfactant was administered to 217 (54.9%). Thirty-three (8.4%) developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and 92 (23%) were deceased. With the introduction of early NCPAP and INSURE, there was a decrease on the endotracheal intubation need and invasive ventilation (P < 0.0001), oxygen therapy (P = 0.002), and mortality (P < 0.0001). The multivariate model revealed a nonsignificant reduction in BPD between the two epochs (OR = 0.86; 95% CI 0.074-9.95; P = 0.9). The changes in perinatal care over the last 15 years were associated to an improvement of respiratory outcome and survival, despite a nonsignificant decrease in BPD rate. © 2012 Filipa Flor-de-Lima et al.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific