Evolution of care indicators after an early discharge intervention in preterm infants.

Objective: To evaluate the evolution of health outcomes in preterm infants included in an early discharge programme.

Method: Controlled, non-randomised trial with an intervention group and a control group children admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada were included in the study. The intervention group comprised preterm infants admitted to the neonatal unit clinically stable, whose family home was located within 20km.