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DELGADO, María A  y  FURZAN, Jaime A. Early newborn discharge and immediate follow-up visit. Arch Venez Puer Ped [online]. 2014, vol.77, n.1, pp.4-8. ISSN 0004-0649.

Early newborn discharge and immediate follow-up visit Background: Early newborn discharge has become a common clinical practice. Because of inherent risks related to it, an immediate follow-up visit has been proposed to prevent inadvertent complications. Parents’ compliance toward this visit may be inconsistent. Objective:To assess parents’ observance toward the follow-up visit and the frequency of abnormalities identified during that surveillance. Methods: A longitudinal observational analysis was undertaken in 427 early discharged infants, in whom attendance to the scheduled visit and morbidities were estimated. Results: 16.9% were preterm infants, 15.1% were born to teenage mothers, whereas 54.7% were born by C- section. Only 86 (20%) attended the follow-up visit. Compliance toward the visit was inversely proportional to birth weight. 45 (51.2%) newborns showed some abnormal finding, mainly breast feeding problems and jaundice. 12 infants were readmitted for phototherapy. Conclusions: A relevant proportion of newborns do not meet the standarized minimal criteria for early discharge. Adherence toward the early follow-up visit is extremely low. Barriers to the accomplishment of the visit must be defined in our population.

Palabras clave : Early newborn discharge; follow-up visit.

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