Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children Born with Gastroschisis: The Tiebreaker

2012

Barbara Jackson
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PURPOSE: We evaluated 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with gastroschisis. METHODS: We reviewed the records of children with gastroschisis treated between August 2001 and July 2008. Children discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit were referred to the state-sponsored Developmental Tracking Infant Progress Statewide (TIPS) program. We reviewed TIPS assessments performed before age 2 years. School districts evaluated children referred by TIPS and determined their eligibility for early intervention services. Poor outcomes were defined as scores of "failure" or "moderate/high risk" on the screening assessment or enrollment in early intervention services by 2 years. Children with gastroschisis were compared with case-matched nonsurgical, nonsyndromic children of similar gestational age and birth weight.

Gastroschisis, Neurodevelopment, Outcomes

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