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Early Discharge of Preterm Infants- An Indian Perspective

Author(s) -

Soni Ankit,

Sandeep Kadam,

Anand Pandit,

Sanjay Patole

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21176.9110

Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , pediatrics , economic shortage , gestation , hospital discharge , intensive care , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , biology , genetics

Early home discharge of preterm infants is a priority in developing countries due to bed shortage and poor socio-economic status. There is wide variation in home discharge policies for preterm infants. Limited data exists on optimal timing for discharging such infants. In view of the socio-economic and medico-legal importance of the issue, we aimed to study the outcomes of our ex-preterm infants discharged home 'early', to guide our clinical practice.

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