Open AccessNewborn metabolic vulnerability profile identifies preterm infants at risk for mortality and morbidity
Author(s) -
Scott P. Oltman,
Elizabeth E. Rogers,
Rebecca J. Baer,
Elizabeth A. Jasper,
James G. Anderson,
Martina A. Steurer,
Matthew S. Pantell,
Mark A. Petersen,
John Colin Partridge,
Deborah Karasek,
Kharah M. Ross,
Sky K. Feuer,
Linda S. Franck,
Larry Rand,
John M. Dagle,
Kelli K. Ryckman,
Laura L. JelliffePawlowski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-020-01148-0
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , pediatrics , birth weight , low birth weight , population , cohort , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , vulnerability (computing) , risk of mortality , infant mortality , pregnancy , environmental health , genetics , computer security , computer science , biology
Identifying preterm infants at risk for mortality or major morbidity traditionally relies on gestational age, birth weight, and other clinical characteristics that offer underwhelming utility. We sought to determine whether a newborn metabolic vulnerability profile at birth can be used to evaluate risk for neonatal mortality and major morbidity in preterm infants.