Survival in very preterm infants: An international comparison of 10 national neonatal networks

K Helenius; G Sjörs; PS Shah; N Modi; B Reichman; N Morisaki; S Kusuda; K Lui; B Darlow; D Bassler; S Håkansson; M Adams; M Vento; F Rusconi; T Isayama; SK Lee; L Lehtonen; R Haslam; P Marshall; P Schmidt; A Buckmaster; P Craven; K De Waal; K Simmer; A Gill; J Pillow; J Stack; L Cooke; D Casalaz; J Holberton; C Barfield; L Downe; V Shingde; M Stewart; B Bajuk; A Berry; R Hunt; C Kilburn; T De Paoli; M Paradisis; I Rieger; S Reid; D Cartwright; P Koorts; C Kuschel; L Doyle; A Numa; H Carlisle; N Badawi; R Halliday; G Koh; S Resnick; M Luig; C Anderson; G Chambers; A Lynn; R Broadbent; L Mildenhall; M Batten; J Van Den Boom; D Bourchier; L Carpenter; V Richardson; VS Rajadurai

Journal article

Survival in very preterm infants: An international comparison of 10 national neonatal networks

K Helenius, G Sjörs, PS Shah, N Modi, B Reichman, N Morisaki, S Kusuda, K Lui, B Darlow, D Bassler, S Håkansson, M Adams, M Vento, F Rusconi, T Isayama, SK Lee, L Lehtonen, R Haslam, P Marshall, P Schmidt Show all

Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1264

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To compare survival rates and age at death among very preterm infants in 10 national and regional neonatal networks. METHODS: A cohort study of very preterm infants, born between 24 and 29 weeks' gestation and weighing <1500 g, admitted to participating neonatal units between 2007 and 2013 in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of Neonates. Survival was compared by using standardized ratios (SRs) comparing survival in each network to the survival estimate of the whole population. RESULTS: Network populations differed with respect to rates of cesarean birth, exposure to antenatal steroids and birth in nontertiary hospitals. Network SRs for survival were highest in Ja..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Michael Stewart Author

Lex Doyle Author

Grants

Awarded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of Neonates has been provided by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair in Reproductive and Child Health Services and Policy Research (APR-126340) held by P.S.S. The Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network is predominantly funded by membership contributions from participating centers. The Canadian Neonatal Network is funded by financial support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FRN87518, PBN150642) and individual participating centers. The Finnish Medical Birth Register is governmentally funded and kept by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The Israel Neonatal Network very low birth weight infant database is partially funded by the Israel Center for Disease Control and the Ministry of Health. The Neonatal Research Network Japan is partly funded by a Health and Labour Sciences Research grant from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Spanish Neonatal Network is supported by funds from the Spanish Neonatal Society. The National Quality Registry for Neonatal Care is funded by the Swedish Government (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs) and the body of regional health care providers (county councils). Swiss Neonatal Network is partially funded by participating units in the form of membership fees. The Tuscany Neonatal Network is funded by the Tuscany Region. The United Kingdom Neonatal Collaborative receives no core funding. The funding bodies played no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.