Evaluation of the effects of a nursing and treatment concept on intracranial hemorrhage rates in preterm infants with a birthweight below 1.250 grams or a gestational age below 30 weeks at the neonatal intensive care unit Singe

• Conditions: Periventricular leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity requiring therapy, necrotizing enterocolitis, discharge with home oxygen, death during inpatient stay.; P52; Intracranial nontraumatic haemorrhage of fetus and newborn

• Registration Number: DRKS00018859
• Lead Sponsor: Hegau-Bodensee-Klinikum Singen Zentrum für Kinder und Jugendgesundheit

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Study Start: 2019-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Premature babies with a birth weight < 1.250 g or gestational age < 30 0/7 weeks and care within the first 72 hours of life at the Perinatal Centre Singen.
Period of data collection July 2006 to June 2017.
The data collection was carried out in September 2019.

Exclusion Criteria

Severe congenital malformation (cardiac, renal, neurological), severe chromosomal defects, prenatal cerebral haemorrhage, predetermined palliative procedure, lack of documentation in data sources

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of brain haemorrhage (severity or parenchyma involvement) in the first days of life diagnosed by cranial sonography.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Important characteristics of neonatal morbidity and mortality: periventricular leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity requiring therapy, necrotizing enterocolitis, discharge with home oxygen, death during inpatient stay.