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Volume 5

Journal of Pediatric Care

ISSN: 2471-805X

JOINT EVENT

Neonatology 2019

Pediatrics Surgery 2019

April 23-24, 2019

April 23-24, 2019 London, UK

Edition of International Conference on

Neonatology and Perinatology

International Conference on

Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery

Transferring preterm infants into an open cot at<1400 grams

Anup Kage, Dimitrios Rallis

and

Catherine Longley

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

Background:

There is wide variation between when infants are transferred from an incubator to an open cot in

neonatal units.

Objective:

To evaluate the practices regarding the timing of transitioning infants into an open cot.

Method:

Retrospective cohort study across two neonatal units assessing timing of transition to open cot. The

corrected age and weight that infants were transferred into an open cot were collected along with hypothermic

episodes, weight gain, mode of feeding at discharge and length of stay.

Results:

Totally 185 preterm infants were analysed with mean gestational age 29±2.4 weeks and birth weight

1142±257 g. The mean weight of moving into an open cot was 1368±160 g at a corrected age 33+2±1.8 weeks. Half

of the infants (48%) developed episodes of hypothermia, but none required to return to an incubator. The mean

corrected age at discharge was 37±1.7 weeks; 69% of the infants were breastfed. Of the total, 115 infants (62%)

were transferred early at a mean weight 1277±95 g compared to 70 infants of standard transfer with a mean weight

1516±132 g. Infants of the early group had higher weight gain, were discharged earlier and had shorter length of stay.

Conclusions:

Stable preterm infants can be safely moved to an open cot at<33 weeks and weight<1400 g. Earlier

transfer into an open cot was associated with earlier home discharge, shorter length of stay and higher daily weight

gain.

Biography

Anup Kage is a Consultant in Neonatology at Imperial College Healthcare, NHS Trust. He specializes in Children's & Adolescent Services.

Anup Kage et al., J Pediatr Care 2019, Volume 5

DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-020