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Survival rates of extremely preterm infants (gestational age <26 weeks) in Switzerland: impact of the Swiss guidelines for the care of infants born at the limit of viability

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2009
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Fischer, N., Steurer, M. A., Adams, M., & Berger, T. M. (2009). Survival rates of extremely preterm infants (gestational age <26 weeks) in Switzerland: impact of the Swiss guidelines for the care of infants born at the limit of viability. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 94(6), F407–F413. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2008.154567

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BACKGROUND: Because ethical decision making in the care of extremely preterm infants varies widely across Europe, the Swiss Society of Neonatology decided to publish its own guidelines on the care of infants born at the limit of viability in 2002. OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential impact of the guidelines on survival rates, short-term complication rates and centre-to-centre outcome differences of extremely preterm infants (22-25 completed weeks). DESIGN: Population-based, retrospective cohort study. SETTING: All nine level III neona

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  • Fischer, N
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  • Steurer, M A
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  • Adams, M
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  • Berger, T M
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94

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6

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F407

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F413

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1359-2998

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Fischer, N., Steurer, M. A., Adams, M., & Berger, T. M. (2009). Survival rates of extremely preterm infants (gestational age <26 weeks) in Switzerland: impact of the Swiss guidelines for the care of infants born at the limit of viability. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 94(6), F407–F413. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2008.154567

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