Health Condition 1: null- Preterm neonates below 33 weeks period of gestation admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vishal Vishnu Tewari
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Intramural preterm neonates below 33 weeks period of gestation requiring admission to the neonatal intensive care unit
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Preterm neonate below 27 weeks period of gestation 2. Preterm neonate more than equal to 33 weeks period of gestation 3. Symmetrical intrauterine growth restricted neonate 4. Preterm intrauterine growth restricted neonate with antenatal Doppler abnormalities 5. Preterm neonate with a life threatening congenital malformation or intestinal anomaly 6. Preterm neonate with dysmorphism 7. Extramural neonate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean weight gain (in gm per kg per day), mean increase in Occipito-frontal circumference (in cm per week) and mean increase in length (in cm per week)Timepoint: Admission till discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a. Time to achieve and sustain full feeding for at least 5 successive days b. Time to regain birth weight c. Episodes of Feed intolerance requiring interruption of feeds d. Necrotizing enterocolitis â?? all stages e. Late onset sepsis â?? probable and blood culture positive f. Duration of oxygen therapy g. Retinopathy of prematurity h. All-cause mortality Timepoint: Admission till discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAmit Singhal
Army Hospital (Referral and Research)
Outcome results
None listed