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Hospital Readmission Among Late Preterm Infants: New Insights and Remaining Questions

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Late preterm infants (LPIs), those born at 34 to 36 6/7 weeks' gestation, account for the majority of preterm births (73%).1 Given their physiologic immaturity, LPIs are at increased risk of respiratory distress, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia, and other complications in the neonatal period, and are at increased risk of hospital readmission in the first month of life.2 As Amsalu and colleagues describe in this month's issue of Hospital Pediatrics,3 identification of a predictive model to differentiate LPI at higher risk of complications would help inform tailored discharge plans and prevent readmissions.

Source: Hospital Pediatrics

DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006640

Authors: Laura R. Kair, Neera K. Goyal

Institutions: University of California, Davis, Thomas Jefferson University

Language: English

Topic: Infant Development and Preterm Care

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development