Home oxygen therapy for chronic lung disease in very low-birth-weight infants.

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J H Chang,C H Hsu,H A Kao,H Y Hung,F Y Huang,

Prolonged hospitalization in infants suffering from chronic lung disease who require continuous oxygen therapy can be avoided by oxygen administration at home. In the period from August 1995 to September 1996, 155 very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants were consecutively admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Mackay Memorial Hospital. Of the 155 infants, 72% (111/155) survived to discharge. However, 34% (38/111) of the survivors developed chronic lung disease. Twenty-three infants with chronic lung disease underwent home oxygen therapy after 107.0 +/- 43.6 days of hospitalization. The mean duration of home oxygen therapy was 4.3 +/- 3.4 months. In the first year after discharge, 91% of the patients required rehospitalization. One patient died during the fourth hospitalization. Follow-up information on growth and development at one year of corrected age was available for 19 patients. Five of the 19 patients had a body weight below the 5th percentile. Five of the 19 infants were mentally retarded and 12 of the 19 patients had significantly delayed motor development. In conclusion, carefully supervised home oxygen therapy permits safe early discharge of selected VLBW infants with chronic lung disease. Their somatic and psychomotor development should be carefully followed up.

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JH Chang,CH Hsu,HA Kao,HY Hung,FY Huang,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Zhonghua Minguo xiao er ke yi xue hui za zhi [Jour

VOLUME: 39

Page Numbers: 237-41

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ISSN: 0001-6578

DAY: 12

MONTH: 02

YEAR: 2008

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AFFILIATION: Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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