Neonatal Med.  2016 Nov;23(4):183-189. 10.5385/nm.2016.23.4.183.

The Association between Admission Hypothermia and Neonatal Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

• Jang JH
• Shin SH
• Woo HK
• Choi EK
• Song IG
• Shin SH
• Kim EK
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2360456
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2016.23.4.183

Abstract

PURPOSE
We aimed to evaluate the effect of admission hypothermia on neonatal outcomes in very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs).
METHODS
Medical records of 153 preterm infants, with birth weights <1,500 g and gestational ages <32 weeks, were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical characteristics and neonatal outcomes in infants who experienced moderate hypothermia during the first hour of life (Group I) were compared to those in infants with mild hypothermia or normothermia (Group II).
RESULTS
Fifty of 153 infants experienced moderate hypothermia after birth. Group I had lower birth weight than Group II (867.8±304.4 g vs. 1,140.3±247.5 g, P<0.001), and were younger than Group II (27.6±2.6 weeks vs. 29.1±1.9 weeks, P<0.001). Adjusted proportion of moderate to severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (PPHN) were higher in Group I than in Group II (56% vs. 21.8%, P=0.005), (9.1% vs. 1.5%, P=0.019). Multiple logistic regression analysis that did not control for PPHN (model II) showed that gestational age (Odds ratio [OR] 0.93, P=0.001), moderate hypothermia (OR 4.07, P=0.013), and surgical patent ductus arteriosus (OR 4.96, P=0.023) were associated with moderate to severe BPD. Association of moderate hypothermia with moderate to severe BPD was invalid when further multiple logistic regression analysis adjusting for PPHN (model I), which had a strong association with moderate to severe BPD (OR=15.46, P=0.039), was performed.
CONCLUSION
Moderate hypothermia after birth in VLBWIs was associated with PPHN and moderate to severe BPD. The association between moderate hypothermia and moderate to severe BPD might be mediated by PPHN.

Keyword

Admission hypothermia; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn; Neonatal outcomes; Very low birth weight infants

MeSH Terms

Birth Weight
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Hypothermia*
Infant*
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Logistic Models
Medical Records
Parturition
Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome
Retrospective Studies