Body composition and neuromotor development in the year after NICU discharge in premature infants.

Background: Hypothesis: neuromotor development correlates to body composition over the first year of life in prematurely born infants and can be influenced by enhancing motor activity.

Methods: Forty-six female and 53 male infants [27 ± 1.8 (sd) weeks] randomized to comparison or exercise group (caregiver provided 15-20 min daily of developmentally appropriate motor activities) completed the year-long study.

[Repeat vascular surgeries on lower limbs].

The authors present the results of 85 redo operations, which were performed in the 3rd Surgical Department of Semmelweis University and the Surgical Department of St. Borbála Hospital in Tatabánya. The period under survey lasted for five years from 01 January 1996 to 31 December 2000.