Risk for pediatric intensive care utilization in children born before 30 weeks of gestation: a single-center study
• In our single-center study, approximately one in ten patients born with a gestational age (GA) < 30 weeks are admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the years following discharge from the NICU. • Risk factors associated with PICU admission were extreme prematurity (GA < 28 weeks) and necrotizing enterocolitis diagnosis ≥ grade 2.
Authors
- M.H. Otten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-9525)
- A. Reinout
- S. Terheggen
- A. van Kaam
- Job B. M. van Woensel
- Rosemarie de Ridder
- Annemijn C. C. B. Ekelmans
- G. Jeroen Hutten
Institutions
- Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06714-4
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00