Neonatal Medicine

The Korean Society of Neonatology (대한신생아학회)
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Extrauterine Growth Restriction in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

극소 저체중 출생아의 자궁 외 성장 지연

  • Kim, Eun-Sun (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sohn, Jin-A (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Ju (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jin-A (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Won (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ee-Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han-Suk (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Beyong-Il (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Hwan (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 김은선 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 손진아 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이은희 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최은진 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이현주 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이진아 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최창원 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김이경 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김한석 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김병일 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최중환 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2010.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose : Extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in preterm infants is a major problem in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and it has been related to long-term growth deficit and neurodevelopmental issues. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of and risk factors for EUGR. Methods : The study subjects consisted of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with a gestational age $\leq$32 weeks that were born at the Seoul National University Children's Hospital between November 2005 and April 2009. EUGR was defined as weight for gestation, lower than the 10th percentile on discharge. Results : The frequency of EUGR was 67% (n=111/166). By multiple logistic regression, the presence of small for gestational age (SGA) was the greatest predictor of EUGR, birth weight and daily weight gain during the first 28 days were independent predictors of EUGR. Risk factors for EUGR in non-SGA infants were evaluated because 56% (64/114) of non-SGA infants developed EUGR at discharge. Daily weight gain in the first 28 days was also decreased in EUGR group and independently predicted the risk of EUGR in the non-SGA group. Conclusion : EUGR was a common problem in the NICU. SGA was the most significant predictive factor of the EUGR. Half of the non-SGA infants also developed EUGR, revealing poor weight gain in the early days was as an important predictor. These results support the importance of early nutritional intervention for weight gain which have lagged behind other modern therapeutic interventions when the infant is clinically unstable.

목 적 : 극소 저체중 출생아(very low birth weight infants, VLBWIs)의 자궁 외 성장지연(extrauterine growth restriction, EUGR)은 NICU에서 중요한 문제로 제기되고 있고, 향후 성장과 뇌신경발달 이상과 관련이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 단일 기관에서의 NICU에서 EUGR의 빈도와 위험요인들을 조사하고 분석하여, 교정이 가능한 요인들을 찾아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2005년 11월부터 2009년 4월까지 만 3년 6개월간 서울대학교 병원에서 출생하여 서울대학교 NICU에 입원하였던 출생 체중 1,500 g 미만이면서 출생 시재태 주령이 32주 이하인 VLBWIs의 의무기록지를 후향적인 방법으로 조사하였다. 퇴원시의 체중이 그 시점의 자궁 내 재태 주령에 해당하는 체중에 비해 10백분위 수 미만일 때 EUGR로 정의하였다. 결 과:전체 대상 환아 중 EUGR은 67% (111/166)였고, EUGR과 관련된 요인들을 다변량 분석을 하였을 때 SGA여부가 EUGR의 가장 큰 위험요소였고(OR 9.9, P=0.000), 출생 체중과 생후 첫 28일까지 kg당 하루평균 체중 증가가 적은 것도 EUGR의 독립적인 위험요소였다(P=0.034, P=0.003). SGA가 아닌 환아들의 56% (64/114)에서 EUGR이 되었기 때문에 non-SGA 그룹에서도 EUGR의 예측 요인들을 분석하였다. Non-SGA 그룹에서 적은 출생 체중과 호흡곤란증후군, 저혈압, 패혈증과 같은 질병 이환이 EUGR과 관련된 위험요인들이었고, 다변량 분석하였을 때, non-SGA 그룹에서 도 생후 첫 28일까지 kg당 하루 평균 체중 증가가 적은 것이 독립적인 EUGR의 위험요인이었다(P=0.001). 결 론:극소 저체중아에서 EUGR의 유병률은 높았고, SGA 여부가 EUGR의 가장 중요한 위험 요소였다. Non-SGA 환아들의 반 이상에서도 EUGR이 발생하였고, 생후 첫 28일간 kg당 하루 평균 체중 증가가 적은 것이 중요한 예측 요인이어서 생후 초반에 적절한 성장이 이루어지지 않으면 이후에 따라잡기 성장이 힘든 것을 알 수 있었다. 극소 저체중아의 생후 초반기는 임상적으로 불안정한 시기여서 영양 공급과 성장의 문제가 뒷전에 놓일 수 있지만, EUGR의 발생과 관련하여 초기 영양 공급의 적절성에 대한 모니터 및 교정이 좀 더 적극적으로 필요하다.

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