Effects of Weaning Preterm Infants from Incubator at Body Weight Less than 1200 Gram Versus Higher Body Weight at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Philippine Children&rsquo;s Medical Center

Eden Grace  T. Jacinto,; Charito  Corpuz,; Kierly  Villanueva,

Effects of Weaning Preterm Infants from Incubator at Body Weight Less than 1200 Gram Versus Higher Body Weight at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Philippine Children’s Medical Center

Eden Grace T. Jacinto | Kierly Villanueva | Charito Corpuz

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of weaning preterm infants from incubator at lower (<1200 grams) versus higher body weight (e"1200grams) in terms of average temperature 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after transfer, average daily weight gain (grams/kg/ day), total length of hospital stay (days), number of infants readmitted to ICU or intermediate ICU, duration from transter to discharge home (days), and average weight on discharge. PATIENTS AND

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