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Caffeine Use and Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE) during the first year of life in ex-preterm infants V. Mugarab-Samedi 1,2, N. Hasanova 3, F.Samedi 3, O.Khassan 3, M.Nofil 3, A. Nettel-Aguirre 2,3, C. Fajardo1,2, H. Amin 1,2, M.Baez 3, Y.Rabi 1,2,3 1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2. Alberta Children’ Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 3. University of Calgary , Calgary, Alberta, Canada

BACKGROUND

FREQUENCY AND STRUCTURE OF ER VISITS IN ALL GROUPS

 The incidence of BRUE after 43 weeks of postconceptional age does not differ between term and preterm infants  There is no documented association between apnea of prematurity and the risk of BRUE.

CONCLUSIONS .

STUDY PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE  A study utilizing home pulse oximetry recording to describe caffeine use and respiratory patterns was launched on January 2015  Main purpose of this study was to obtain accurate clinical information and to assess safety of current practice discharging infants home on caffeine  The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of BRUE in this population.

METHODS 136 infants divided in 3 groups : 1. Caffeine Group: 33 Infants born at