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Neonatal Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy in Very Preterm Babies

Sunil Mhaske* , Sunil Mhaske* , Bipin Rathod** , Liza Bulsara**

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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 8(3):p 207-213, Sept - Dec 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.8316.5

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 Objective: To identify neonatal risk factors for cerebral palsy among very preterm babies and in particular the associations independent of the coexistence of antenatal and intrapartum factors. Design: Case­control study. Subjects: Singleton babies born between January 2015 to December 2015 at less than 32 weeks’ gestation who survived to discharge from hospital: 59 with cerebral palsy and 234 randomly selected controls without cerebral palsy. Main outcome Measures: Adverse neonatal factors expressed as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results: Factors associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy after adjustment for gestational age and the presence of previously identified antenatal and intrapartum risk factors were patent ductus arteriosus (odds ratio 2.3; 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 4.5), hypotension (2.3; 1.3 to 4.7), blood transfusion (4.8; 2.5 to 9.3), prolonged ventilation (4.8; 2.5 to 9.0), pneumothorax (3.5; 1.6 to 7.6), sepsis (3.6; 1.8 to 7.4), hyponatraemia (7.9; 2.1 to 29.6) and total parenteral nutrition (5.5; 2.8 to 10.5). Seizures were associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy (10.0; 4.1 to 24.7), as were parenchymal damage (32; 12.4 to 84.4) and appreciable ventricular dilatation (5.4; 3.0 to 9.8) detected by cerebral ultrasound. Conclusion: A reduction in the rate of cerebral palsy in very preterm babies requires an integrated approach to management throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal periods.

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Very Preterm Babies; Risk Factors; Management.

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