A study comparing short-term outcome in preterm infants of ≤30 weeks gestation between a tertiary neonatal care unit in Bangalore, India and one in London, UK.
Shivashankar DiggikarN Karthik NageshN Arun KumarNarendra AladangadyPublished in: Paediatrics and international child health (2022)
BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; EPR: electronic patient records; HIC: high-income countries; HDU: high dependency unit; hsPDA: haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus; IVH: intraventricular haemorrhage; ITU: Intensive Care Unit, IUGR: intrauterine growth restriction; LAMA: leaving against medical advice; LMIC: low- and middle-income countries; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; NNFI: National Neonatal Forum of India; NS: not significant; NTS: neonatal transfer service; NNAP: National Neonatal Audit Programme; NHM: National Health Mission; NMR: neonatal mortality rate; NEC: necrotising enterocolitis; NS: not significant; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus; ROP: retinopathy of prematurity; SCBU: special care baby unit; VLBW: very low birthweight; WHO: World Health Organization.
Keyphrases
- preterm infants
- healthcare
- positive airway pressure
- obstructive sleep apnea
- quality improvement
- intensive care unit
- low birth weight
- palliative care
- gestational age
- mental health
- magnetic resonance
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- randomized controlled trial
- dengue virus
- zika virus
- study protocol
- mass spectrometry
- cross sectional
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- health insurance
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome