Hospital-assisted home care after early discharge from a Swedish neonatal intensive care unit was safe and readmissions were rare

Autor: Carl Lindgren, Ihsan Sarman, Annica Örtenstrand, Anna-Karin Edstedt Bonamy, Charlotte Palme-Kilander, Björn Lundberg
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Acta Paediatrica. 105:895-901
ISSN: 0803-5253
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13393
Popis: Aim It is common in Sweden to discharge infants early from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and provide hospital-assisted neonatal home care (HANHC), as an alternative to hospital care, for infants with a persisting need for specialised care. This study assessed the safety of HANHC by reviewing hospital readmissions. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the files of all 1410 infants enrolled in HANHC at the NICU at Sachs' Children's Hospital, Stockholm, from 2002 to 2011 up until hospital readmission or their discharge from HANHC. Each readmitted infant was matched to the next HANHC infant who was not readmitted. Predictors and reasons for readmission were investigated in a retrospective nested case-control study. Results We readmitted 74 (5.2%) of the 1410 infants in HANHC. Extremely preterm infants, born at less than 28 weeks, were readmitted more frequently than other infants, with an odds ratio of 6.07 (range 2.06-17.8). The most common symptoms were respiratory symptoms (55%), and viral respiratory tract infections were the most common reason (28%) for readmission. Conclusion HANHC was safe for the vast majority of infants (94.8%). Extremely preterm birth was identified as a predictor for hospital readmission. Further studies investigating the safety of HANHC in other settings would be valuable.
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