1. Active perinatal care of preterm infants in the German Neonatal Network.
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Humberg A, Härtel C, Rausch TK, Stichtenoth G, Jung P, Wieg C, Kribs A, von der Wense A, Weller U, Höhn T, Olbertz DM, Felderhoff-Müser U, Rossi R, Teig N, Heitmann F, Schmidtke S, Bohnhorst B, Vochem M, Segerer H, Möller J, Eichhorn JG, Wintgens J, Böttger R, Hubert M, Dördelmann M, Hillebrand G, Roll C, Jensen R, Zemlin M, Mögel M, Werner C, Schäfer S, Schaible T, Franz A, Heldmann M, Ehlers S, Kannt O, Orlikowsky T, Gerleve H, Schneider K, Haase R, Böckenholt K, Linnemann K, Herting E, and Göpel W
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- Cause of Death, Comorbidity, Female, Gestational Age, Health Status, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Male, Prospective Studies, Quality Improvement, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Tertiary Care Centers, Infant, Extremely Premature, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal statistics & numerical data, Perinatal Care methods, Perinatal Care statistics & numerical data, Perinatal Mortality trends
- Abstract
Objective: To determine if survival rates of preterm infants receiving active perinatal care improve over time., Design: The German Neonatal Network is a cohort study of preterm infants with birth weight <1500 g. All eligible infants receiving active perinatal care are registered. We analysed data of patients discharged between 2011 and 2016., Setting: 43 German level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)., Patients: 8222 preterm infants with a gestational age between 22/0 and 28/6 weeks who received active perinatal care., Interventions: Participating NICUs were grouped according to their specific survival rate from 2011 to 2013 to high (percentile >P75), intermediate (P25-P75) and low (
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- 2020
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