The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#375 - ๐ŸŸ  CHNC 2025 COVERAGE - The cumulative effect of prematurity and CHD
15 minutes Posted Nov 12, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
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Send us a text This episode features Dr. Giulia Lima (Boston Childrenโ€™s Hospital), a CHNC Mentored Fellow, discussing risk factors for morbidity and mortality among preterm infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) using data from over 11,000 NICU admissions. Surprisingly, older gestational age did not predict improved survival once infants survived beyond three days. Major mortality predictors included surgical NEC, bloodstream infection, trisomy 21, airway anomalies, and compromised syste...