Trends and centre-to-centre variability in survival rates of very preterm infants (&lt;32 weeks) over a 10-year-period in Switzerland

Berger, Thomas M; Steurer, Martina A; Woerner, Andreas; Meyer-Schiffer, Philipp; Adams, Mark; Swiss neonatal network

doi:10.1136/fetalneonatal-2011-301008

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English

Trends and centre-to-centre variability in survival rates of very preterm infants (<32 weeks) over a 10-year-period in Switzerland

ContributorsBerger, Thomas M; Steurer, Martina A; Woerner, Andreas; Meyer-Schiffer, Philipp; Adams, Mark; Swiss neonatal network

CollaboratorsPfister, Riccardo

Published inArchives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, vol. 97, no. 5, p. F323-328

Publication date2012

Abstract

The publication of Swiss guidelines for the care of infants at the limit of viability (22-25 completed weeks) was followed by increased survival rates in the more mature infants (25 completed weeks). At the same time, considerable centre-to-centre (CTC) differences were noted.

Keywords

Cohort Studies
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases/mortality
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Survival Rate/trends
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research group

Réanimation néonatale en salle d'accouchement (696)

Citation (ISO format)

BERGER, Thomas M et al. Trends and centre-to-centre variability in survival rates of very preterm infants (<32 weeks) over a 10-year-period in Switzerland. In: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 2012, vol. 97, n° 5, p. F323–328. doi: 10.1136/fetalneonatal-2011-301008

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:31372
DOI : 10.1136/fetalneonatal-2011-301008
PMID : 22933089

ISSN of the journal1359-2998

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Trends and centre-to-centre variability in survival rates of very preterm infants (<32 weeks) over a 10-year-period in Switzerland

The publication of Swiss guidelines for the care of infants at the limit of viability (22-25 completed weeks) was followed by increased survival rates in the more mature infants (25 completed weeks). At the same time, considerable centre-to-centre (CTC) differences were noted.

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