Items for "ponderal index"
Objective: To evaluate whether triplet- or singleton-specific growth standards should be used to define the growth restricted triplet fetus/neonate.
Study design: We retrospectively compared the predictive values of singleton vs...
Keywords: Birth weight, IUGR, ponderal index, SGA, triplets
03/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Aims: To compare birthweight (BW), body mass index (BMI) and ponderal index (PI) as predictors of selected short-term (ST) outcomes, namely Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission and prolonged hospitalization (PH), among newborn (NB) infants.
Methods: Data was collected prospectively on 9,226 infants born during one year at nine tertiary care hospitals in Greater Beirut, Lebanon...
Keywords: birthweight, Body mass index, ponderal index
11/2004 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter