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The Relationships of Transcephalic Impedance, Head Growth and Caloric Intake to Outcome in Preterm Infants
Author(s) -
ELLISON P.,
HEIMLER R.,
FRANKLIN S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1984.tb17782.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caloric theory , caloric intake , head (geology) , pediatrics , body weight , geomorphology , geology
. Twenty‐two preterm infants with birth weights less than 1400 g were measured weekly with transcephalic impedance and occipital‐frontal head circumference. Mean caloric intake/kg/ day was calculated weekly. All infants were assessed at one year of age with Bayley Mental and Motor Scales and neurological assessment. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed indicating that transcephalic impedance was the most powerful of the three measures as a predictor of sequelae.