Pauline E van Beek, Monique Rijken, Lisa Broeders, Hendrik J Ter Horst, Corine Koopman-Esseboom, Ellen de Kort, A R C Laarman, S M Mulder-de Tollenaer, Katerina Steiner, Renate M C Swarte, Elke van Westering-Kroon, Guid Oei, Aleid G Leemhuis, Peter Andriessen
OBJECTIVE: After lowering the Dutch threshold for active treatment from 25 to 24 completed weeks' gestation, survival to discharge increased by 10% in extremely preterm live born infants. Now that this guideline has been implemented, an accurate description of neurodevelopmental outcome at school age is needed. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. SETTING: All neonatal intensive care units in the Netherlands. PATIENTS: All infants born between 240/7 and 266/7 weeks' gestation who were 5...
November 27, 2023: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition