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Transferring preterm infants into an open cot using a heated mattress at ≤ 1400 g

Journal of Perinatology volume 39, pages 1399–1405 (2019)Cite this article

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Objective

The objective of this study is to evaluate the corrected age and weight that infants were transferred into an open cot using a heated mattress, in overall and within the subgroups of early (weight ≤ 1400 g) and standard transfer (weight > 1400 g).

Design

Retrospective cohort study in a tertiary neonatal unit

Results

One hundred and thirty-five preterm infants were analysed. The mean weight of moving into an open cot was 1370 ± 167 g at a corrected age 33 ± 1.8 weeks. Eighty-three infants (61%) were transferred early at a mean weight 1276 ± 98 g compared with 52 infants of standard transfer with a mean weight 1522 ± 141 g. Infants of the early group had higher weight gain, were discharged earlier and had shorter length of stay.

Conclusions

Stable preterm infants can be safely moved to an open cot at < 33 weeks and weight ≤ 1400 g.

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    Dimitrios Rallis, Catherine Longley & Anup Kage

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DR contributed to the study design, the data analysis and interpretation, and the manuscript preparation. CL contributed to the data collection and the critical revision of the manuscript. AK contributed to the study design and the critical revision of the manuscript.

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Rallis, D., Longley, C. & Kage, A. Transferring preterm infants into an open cot using a heated mattress at ≤ 1400 g. J Perinatol 39, 1399–1405 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0453-3

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