Health Condition 1: null- Extremely preterm infants after birth
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Umbilical Cord blood sampling: Blood for initial investigations will be collected from the placental end of the umbilical cord
Control Intervention1: Admission blood sampling: Blood for
Sponsors
Surya Childrens hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants less than or equal to 28 weeks and/or less than or equal to 1 kg birth weight and recruited at the time of birth
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of clinical chorioamnionitis 2. Monochorionic twins/triplets/Quadruplets 3. Anomaly of the cord like true/False knots, Stricture 4. Funisitis of the cord 5. Major congenital anomalies in the infant like Gastroschisis, Exomphalos 6. Rh isoimmnisation 7. HIV positive mother 8. Hydrops fetalis 9. Cord Blood Banking 10. Placenta accreta/Marginal insertion/Battledore placenta/Velamentous insertion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to first blood transfusionTimepoint: From birth till discharge from NICU | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to 30% reduction in hemoglobin,volume of blood transfused during NICU stay,IVH Grade 3 or 4,Severe hyberbilirubinemia,ROP requiring therapy,Duration of respiratory support,Duration of hospital stay,Incidence of NEC,BPD,Serum Ferritin at 6 weeks,Haemoglobin level at 4 and 6 weeks and at discharge Timepoint: From birth till discharge from NICU | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Haribalakrishna Balasubramanian
Surya Children Hospital
Outcome results
None listed