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Litlir fyrirburar á Íslandi 1991-95 : áhættuþættir fyrir burðarmáls- og nýburadauða

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Authors
Brynja K. Þórarinsdóttir
Ingibjörg Georgsdóttir
Jóhann Heiðar Jóhannsson
Atli Dagbjartsson
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2009-02-01

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Extremely low birthweight infants in Iceland 1991-95. Risk factors for perinatal and neonatal death
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Læknablaðið 2009, 95(2):107-11
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OBJECTIVE: Survival of extremely low birthweight infants with birthweight <1000 g (ELBW) has increased in recent years, parallel to decline in perinatal mortality rate. This study was part of a geographically defined national study on survival, health, development and longterm outcome of ELBW infants in Iceland 1991-95 focusing on infant and maternal health risk factors affecting infant survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Information was collected from the National Birth Registry on births and survival of ELBW infants weighing 500-999 g born in Iceland 1991-95. Information was obtained from hospital records of all liveborn ELBW infants and their mothers regarding maternal health, pregnancy, birth, diseases in the newborn period, lifespan and causes of death. Information on causes of death was collected from autopsy records of deceased infants. Comparison was made between the deceased ELBW infants and the control infants that survived. RESULTS: The study group consisted of 28 infants that died and a control group of 32 infants that survived. Most of the infants died in the first 24 hours after birth (47%). There was no significant difference in birthweight in the two groups nor regarding age of mothers, smoking, alcohol use and medication. Nearly all mothers of deceased infants (97%) had health problems during the pregnancy, compared to 66% mothers in the control group. Mothers of deceased infants had significantly more common infections (p=0.004). Significant difference was found regarding respiratory distress syndrome and intraventricular hemorrhage in infants that died (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study support that short pregnancy, infection during pregnancy and intraventricular hemorrhage were the main risk factors causing death of ELBW infants in the perinatal and neonatal period in 1991-95.
Inngangur: Lífslíkur lítilla fyrirbura með fæðingarþyngd <1000 g hafa aukist verulega undanfarin ár samhliða lækkun á burðarmálsdauða. Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar „Fyrirburar – langtímaeftirlit með heilsu og þroska“ var að varpa ljósi á lífslíkur, heilsufar, þroska og langtímahorfur lítilla fyrirbura á Íslandi 1991-95 og fjallar þessi hluti hennar um þá þætti í heilsufari fyrirburanna og mæðra þeirra sem höfðu áhrif á að börn lifðu ekki. Rannsóknaraðferðir og efniviður: Aflað var upplýsinga úr Fæðingaskráningunni um fæðingar og lifun lítilla fyrirbura sem vógu 500-999 g og fæddust á tímabilinu 1991-95. Leitað var eftir upplýsingum úr sjúkraskrám lifandi fæddra fyrirbura og mæðraskrám mæðra þeirra og skoðaðir þættir er vörðuðu heilsufar mæðranna á meðgöngu, meðgöngulengd, tegund fæðinga, sjúkdóma fyrirbura, lífslengd og dánarorsök. Skoðaðar voru krufningarskýrslur varðandi þau börn sem létust. Við úrvinnslu voru upplýsingar er vörðuðu látna fyrirbura bornar saman við upplýsingar um fyrirbura sem lifðu. Niðurstöður: Rannsóknarhópurinn samanstóð af 28 látnum fyrirburum og samanburðarhópurinn af 32 fyrirburum sem lifðu. Meirihluti fyrirburanna lést á fyrsta sólarhring (47%). Ekki var marktækur munur á fæðingarþyngd hópanna né hvað varðar aldur, reykingar, áfengis- og lyfjanotkun mæðra. Nær allar mæður látinna barna (96%) voru veikar á meðgöngu miðað við 66% mæðra í samanburðarhópi. Sýkingar voru marktækt algengari (p=0,004) hjá mæðrum látnu barnanna. Marktækur munur kom einnig fram varðandi öndunarörðugleika og heilablæðingu hjá fyrirburum sem létust (p<0,001). Ályktun: Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar leiða í ljós að stutt meðgöngulengd, sýking á meðgöngu og heilablæðing hjá barni eftir fæðingu voru megináhættuþættir fyrir burðarmáls- og nýburadauða lítilla fyrirbura á Íslandi á árunum 1991-95.
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