Risk Factors for Admission Hyperthermia and Associated Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm.

Chiu, Melody; Mir, Imran; Adhikari, Emily; Heyne, Roy; Ornelas, Nancy; Tolentino-Plata, Kristine; Thomas, Anita; Burchfield, Patti et al. · J Pediatr · 2024

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Maternal, placental, and neonatal factors were compared between infants born at ≤29 weeks of gestational age with admission hyperthermia (>37.5<sup>○</sup>C) and euthermia (36.5-37.5<sup>○</sup>C). Admission hyperthermia was associated with longer duration of face-mask positive-pressure ventilation and infant's temperature ≥37.5<sup>○</sup>C in the delivery room. Infants born preterm with admission hyperthermia had greater odds of developing necrotizing enterocolitis and neurodevelopmental impairment.

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