W. Kenneth Poole

TL;DR: Infants who developed late-onset sepsis had a significantly prolonged hospital stay and were significantly more likely to die than those who were uninfected, especially if they were infected with Gram-negative organisms or fungi.

TL;DR: It is suggested that growth velocity during an ELBW infant’s NICU hospitalization exerts a significant, and possibly independent, effect on neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes at 18 to 22 months’ corrected age.

TL;DR: There have been no significant increases in survival without neonatal and long-term morbidity among VLBW infants between 1997 and 2002, and it is speculated that to improve survival without morbidity requires determining, disseminating, and applying best practices using therapies currently available, and also identifying new strategies and interventions.

TL;DR: Early-onset sepsis remains an uncommon but potentially lethal problem among very-low-birth-weight infants, and the change in pathogens over time from predominantly gram-positive to predominantly Gram-negative requires confirmation by ongoing surveillance.

TL;DR: A significant independent association of breast milk on all 4 primary outcomes: the mean Bayley (Mental Development Index, Psychomotor development Index, Behavior Rating Scale, and incidence of rehospitalization) is confirmed.