Discharging Preterm Infants Home on Caffeine, a Single Center Experience

• Main Authors: Cheng Ma (Author), Denisse Broadbent (Author), Garrett Levin (Author), Sanjeet Panda (Author), Devaraj Sambalingam (Author), Norma Garcia (Author), Edson Ruiz (Author), Ajay Pratap Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background:</b> Apnea of prematurity (AOP) affects preterm neonates. AOP, combined with intermittent hypoxemic (IH) events frequently prolongs the length of stay. Caffeine is the preferred medication to treat AOP and may help improve IH events. There is lack of information on the safe...