Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 10.1186/s13104-015-1657-z
Title: Measurement of abdominal circumference in preterm infants
Authors: Meldere, Ilze
Urtans, Valdis
Petersons, Aigars
Abola, Zane
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Keywords: Abdominal circumference;Anthropometric measurements;Premature newborn;3.2 Clinical medicine;3.1 Basic medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
Issue Date: 26-Nov-2015
Citation: Meldere , I , Urtans , V , Petersons , A & Abola , Z 2015 , ' Measurement of abdominal circumference in preterm infants ' , BMC Research Notes , vol. 8 , no. 1 , 725 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1657-z
Abstract: Background: Body weight, length and head and thoracic circumference are routinely measured in obstetric and neonatal departments. Reference values for these measurements have been established for the neonatal population. Neonatal abdominal circumference is not routinely measured, and no reference values for this measurement have been determined. To evaluate the increase in abdominal circumference in newborns with abdominal pathology such as necrotizing enterocolitis, information about normal abdominal circumference in healthy neonates shortly after birth is needed. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between abdominal circumference and birth weight by measuring the abdominal circumference of premature neonates soon after birth. Methods: Abdominal circumference was measured within 30 min of birth in 220 neonates born between 23 and 35 weeks' gestation. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in abdominal circumference between boys and girls in the study population. A specific formula for estimating normal abdominal circumference was developed: y = 0.0053x + 14.83 (y = abdominal circumference in cm; x = body weight in g; 0.0053 = regression coefficient; 14.83 = regression constant). Conclusion: A positive linear correlation between abdominal circumference and birth weight was found in infants at birth. The correlation can be summarized as a linear regression equation. Further studies are needed to investigate possible factors associated with abdominal circumference in fed versus unfed preterm infants.
Description: Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Meldere et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1657-z
ISSN: 1756-0500
Appears in Collections:Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure

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