Weaning of Moderately Preterm Infants from the Incubator to the Crib: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether length of hospital stay is decreased among moderately preterm infants weaned from incubator to crib at a lower vs higher weight.

Study design

This trial was conducted in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Infants with gestational ages 29-33 weeks, birthweight <1600 g, and in an incubator were randomly assigned to a weaning weight of 1600 or 1800 g. Within 60 to 100 g of weaning weight, the incubator temperature was decreased by 1.0°C to 1.5°C every 24 hours until 28.0°C. The infants were weaned to the crib following stable temperature at 36.5°C to 37.4°C for 8 to 12 hours. Clothing and bedcoverings were standardized. The primary outcome was length of hospital stay from bir

SUBMITTER: Shankaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326364 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature