460 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Costs of Morbidities in Very Low Birthweight Infants

The effect of telemedicine on neonatal intensive care unit length of stay in very low birthweight infants

OBJECTIVE This study addresses the effect of the installation and use of a telecardiology system on the intensive care length of stay of very low birthweight (VLBW) newborn infants. DESIGN A retrospective comparison of 314 VLBW infants admitted to one of two neonatal intensive care units for a three year period from calendar years 1994 through 1996. A regression model was constructed to predi...

Hearing loss in very low birthweight infants treated with neonatal intensive care SOLOMON

The hearing of 111 perinatal intensive care survivors of birthweights 1500 g or less was assessed at a mean age of 64 years (range 4-12). These 111 infants included 86% of the longterm survivors of this birthweight cared for in the newborn unit of University College Hospital, London, during the years 1966-72. All these infants were nursed in commercially available incubators for periods ranging...

Hearing loss in very low birthweight infants treated with neonatal intensive care.

The hearing of 111 perinatal intensive care survivors of birthweights 1500 g or less was assessed at a mean age of 6 1/2 years (range 4--12). These 111 infants included 86% of the long-term survivors of this birthweight cared for in the newborn unit of University College Hospital, London, during the years 1966--72. All these infants were nursed in commercially available incubators for periods r...

Neonatal Intensive Care for Low Birthweight Infants: Costs and Effectiveness (Part 8 of 11)

candida colonization in low birth weight and very low birth weight infants in a neonatal intensive care unit

conclusions these results show that maturity and birth weight are related to a decrease in the risk of developing a candidiasis infection. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the rate, risk factors, and sources of colonization in low birth weight (lbw) and very low birth weight (vlbw) infants in an nicu. patients and methods all cases were classified in to 1 of 2 groups: lbw a...