Expected duration of hospital stay of low birth weight infants: graphic depiction in relation to birth weight and gestational age

J Pediatr. 1993 Aug;123(2):307-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81708-1.

Abstract

Neonatal duration of hospital stay correlated with both birth weight and gestational age in positively skewed, nonlinear relationships. Within increments of birth weight, gestational age had a semi-independent influence on length of stay. Log length of stay correlated with both birth weight and gestational age in linear, normally distributed relationships. A nomogram is provided for predicting individual lengths of stay.

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Birth Weight*
  • Gestational Age*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Length of Stay*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Regression Analysis