PRETERM INFANT COMPLICATIONS (<34 WEEKS)

Complications Associated with the Extreme Preterm Infant (<34 weeks Gestational Age) Neurologic Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Neurodevelopmental Impairments (NDI) Apnea of Prematurity (AOP) Respiratory Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) Chronic Lung Disease (CLD) Pulmonary Hypertension Cardiovascular Congenital heart disease* (e.g., Persistent Ductus Arteriosus) Gastrointestinal Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Oral Aversion and other feeding difficulties TPN cholestasis Renal Nephrocalcinosis Electrolyte disturbances Hypertension Hematology Anemia* Metabolic Hypoglycemia* Metabolic bone disease Infectious Diseases Sepsis* *Indicates Key Condition This is not an exhaustive list of medical conditions.