Publications by authors named "Victoria Bizgu"
Objective: To describe the prevalence of and between-center variations in care practices and clinical outcomes of moderate and late preterm infants (MLPIs) admitted to tertiary Canadian neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study including infants born at 32 through 36 weeks of gestation and admitted to 25 NICUs participating in the Canadian Neonatal Network between 2015 and 2020. Patient characteristics, process measures represented by care practices, and outcome measures represented by clinical in-hospital and discharge outcomes were reported by gestational age weeks.
Background: We investigated the temporal evolution of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) and compared neurodevelopmental impairments (NDI) in newborns with (Group 1) spontaneous resolution of PHVD, (Group 2) persistent PHVD without neurosurgical intervention, and (Group 3) progressive PHVD receiving neurosurgical intervention.
Methods: A multicenter retrospective cohort study of newborns born at ≤34 weeks with PHVD (ventricular index [VI] >97th centile for gestational age and anterior horn width [AHW] >6 mm) from 2012 to 2020. Severe NDI was defined as global developmental delay or cerebral palsy GMFCS III-V at 18 months.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how the occupancy levels of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) affect the discharge rates and length of stay for infants born before 33 weeks gestation.
- Researchers analyzed data from over 3,300 premature infants admitted to five NICUs from 2014 to 2018, using statistical models to understand these associations.
- Findings revealed that lower occupancy was linked to lower discharge likelihood, while higher occupancy led to increased chances of discharge and a shorter average length of stay.
Article Synopsis
- This study examined the link between changes in body mass index (BMI) from birth to 36 weeks gestation and the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in infants born before 30 weeks gestation.
- The research involved 772 preterm infants, revealing that those who developed BPD had less weight loss compared to those who didn't, even with similar calorie intake, leading to higher BMI z scores.
- The findings suggest that preterm infants with BPD may need tailored growth and nutrition goals, as an increase in BMI z score was associated with an increased risk of developing BPD.