Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing (중환자간호학회지)

Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing (한국중환자간호학회)
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The Outcomes of Early Discharge Program for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

초극소미숙아를 위한 조기 퇴원 프로그램의 운영 성과

  • Lee, Eun-Jung (Department of Nursing, Samsung seoul hospital) ;
  • Yi, Young-Hee (Department of clinical nursing science Samsung medical center Sungkyungkwan university school of medicine)
  • Received : 2011.04.04
  • Accepted : 2011.06.02
  • Published : 2011.07.15
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the actual outcomes of early discharge program for extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Methods: Medical records of 122 ELBW infants admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit from January 2000 to June 2006 and those of their 112 mothers were analyzed retrospectively. Results: After being applied early discharge program to ELBW infants' mothers, their infants' lengths of stay, gestational age and body weight at discharge, duration of completion of oral feeding, number of emergency room visits after discharge were decreased and number of breast milk feeding was increased. Conclusion: Early discharge program for ELBW infants can be an effective intervention for parents and their ELBW infants contributing to neonatal nursing practices.

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