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Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight

Known as: ELBW, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant 
An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1000 grams (2.2 lbs), regardless of GESTATIONAL AGE.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants (Review)
Main results Twenty-four eligible trials were included. Included trials were highly variable with regard to enrolment criteria… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Children
OBJECTIVE: Research is required to monitor changes in the nature of neurobehavioral deficits in extremely preterm (EP) or… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Mortality Rates for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Born in Japan in 2005
OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to investigate the neonatal mortality rate and the mortality rate during the NICU stay for extremely low… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants from the Vermont Oxford Network: 1998–2003
Background: Physicians and parents face significant uncertainties when making care decisions for extremely low birth weight (ELBW… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight.
BACKGROUND It is unclear whether aggressive phototherapy to prevent neurotoxic effects of bilirubin benefits or harms infants… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in 2000–2002
BACKGROUND. Neurodevelopmental impairment of extremely low birth weight infants increased in the 1990s. Modern therapeutic… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants <32 Weeks’ Gestation Between 1993 and 1998
Objective. This study evaluated the impact of changes in perinatal management on neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) at 18 to 22… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Executive functioning in school-aged children who were born very preterm or with extremely low birth weight in the 1990s.
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency, nature, and severity of executive dysfunction (EDF) at 8 years of age in extremely low… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Long-term follow-up of extremely low birth weight infants with neonatal renal failure
The long-term outcome of 20 preterm infants with extremely low birth weight and acute renal failure in the neonatal period was… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Outcomes of extremely-low-birth-weight infants.
Background. Our goal was to determine the effects of recent changes in delivery room and neonatal care, including surfactant and… 
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