Open AccessRisk factors for re-hospitalization following neonatal discharge of extremely preterm infants in Canada
Author(s) -
Zakariya Bambala Puthattayil,
Thuy Mai Luu,
Marc Beltempo,
Shan Cross,
Thevanisha Pillay,
Marilyn Ballantyne,
Anne Synnes,
Prakesh S. Shah,
Thierry Daboval
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxz143
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , pediatrics , neonatal intensive care unit , premature birth , population , necrotizing enterocolitis , logistic regression , observational study , birth weight , pregnancy , environmental health , genetics , biology
Survivors of extremely preterm birth are at risk of re-hospitalization but risk factors in the Canadian population are unknown. Our objective is to identify neonatal, sociodemographic, and geographic characteristics that predict re-hospitalization in Canadian extremely preterm neonates.