Growth and developmental outcomes of the extremely preterm infant
Objetive: To provide information for pediatricians and neonatologists to create realistic outcome expectations and thus help plan their actions. Sources of data: Searches were made of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and Lilacs databases. Summary of the findings: The assessment of growth and developme...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/68149 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0021-75572005000200013 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68149 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Catch-up growth Developmental outcome Extremely low birth weight Growth Prematurity adolescence behavior disorder catch up growth Cochrane Library cognition developmental disorder extremely low birth weight growth disorder growth retardation hospitalization human low birth weight lung dysplasia MEDLINE nerve cell differentiation neurologic disease perinatal development postnatal development prematurity prevalence prognosis review risk factor short stature small for date infant sociology underweight child development growth, development and aging newborn physiology very low birth weight Child Development Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Prognosis |
| Resumo: | Objetive: To provide information for pediatricians and neonatologists to create realistic outcome expectations and thus help plan their actions. Sources of data: Searches were made of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and Lilacs databases. Summary of the findings: The assessment of growth and development over the first 2-3 years must adjust chronological age with respect of the degree of prematurity. There is special concern regarding the prognoses of small for gestational age preterm infants, and for those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Attention must be directed towards improving the nutrition of extremely low birth weight infants during their first years of life; these infants have high prevalence levels of failure to catch-up on growth, diseases and rehospitalizations during their first 2 years. They are frequently underweight and shorter than expected during early childhood, but delayed catch-up growth may occur between 8 and 14 years. Extremely low birth weight infants are at increased risk of neurological abnormalities and developmental delays during their first years of life. Educational, psychological, and behavioral problems are frequent during school years. Teenage and adult outcomes show that although some performance differences persist, social integration is not impaired. Conclusions: The growth and neurodevelopment of all ELBW infants must be carefully monitored after discharge, to ensure that children and their families receive adequate support and intervention to optimize prognoses. Copyright © 2005 by Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. |
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