Validation of the SNAP and SNAP-II on Morbidity of Infants Less Than 33 Weeks Gestational Age

Abstract 1413 Poster Session III, Monday, 5/3 (poster 61)

Two measures of illness severity specific to neonatal intensive care, SNAP (Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology), SNAP-II, and their perinatal extensions (PE) were validated by their use in important morbidity for smaller babies. The SNAP was developed for babies of all birth weights and had been validated as a predictor of mortality, nursing workload, therapeutic intensity, and length of stay. To complement previous studies, the current study was aimed at validating the four scores (SNAP, SNAP-PE, SNAP-II, SNAP-II-PE) on the first day of admission in predicting the occurrence of death, BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia), grade III and IV IVH (intra-ventricular hemorrhage), and PVL (periventricular leucomalacia) among infants less than 33 weeks gestational age.

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