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Outcomes at age 2 years of infants Victoria in 2005 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Doyle LW, Roberts G, Anderson PJ; Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group.   
Monday, 22 February 2010 05:30
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the survival rates and neurosensory outcomes of infants born at gestational age 22-27
weeks in the state of Victoria in 2005 and compare theses data with those for similar infants born in the 1990s.
STUDY DESIGN: This was a population-based study of all extremely preterm (22-27 weeks' gestational age) live
births in Victoria in 2005 free of lethal anomalies and randomly selected term controls. Survival and quality-adjusted
survival rates at age 2 years were determined relative to the controls, and results were compared with regional extremely
preterm cohorts born in 1991-92 and 1997. RESULTS: Of 270 very preterm live births in 2005, 172 (63.7%)
survived to 2 years, not significantly different from the survival rate of 69.6% for those born in 1997. Rates of severe
developmental delay and severe disability were lower than in the very preterm survivors born in 1997. Qualityadjusted
survival rates in the extremely preterm cohorts rose from 42.1% in 1991-92 to 55.1% in 1997, but did not
increase in 2005 (53.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Survival rates for infants born at 22-27 weeks' gestational age have not
increased since the late 1990s, but the neurosensory outcome in survivors has improved

 

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