TY  - JOUR
T1  - "Early" discharge of low-birth-weight infants
AU  - Berg RB, Salisbury AJ, Kahan R
Y1  - 1969/12/08
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160360038009
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1892
EP  - 1896
VL  - 210
IS  - 10
N2  - In a group of 68 low-birth-weight infants with uncomplicated hospital courses, discharged at a mean weight of 2,041 gm (4 lb 8 oz) after an average hospital stay of 11 days, the incidence of morbidity and of mortality has been found to be zero. None of the infants died nor had any serious illness during a follow-up period which included the first three months of life and the first two months following discharge. A comparison group of 572 low-birth-weight infants with uncomplicated hospital courses were discharged at a mean weight of 2,417 gm (5 lb 5 1/4 oz) after an average hospital stay of 22 days. There are economic implications of the 50% reduction in hospital stay and other potential benefits and hazards to be considered in "early" discharge.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160360038009
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160360038009
ER  -