TABLE 1.

Comparison of costs of preventable morbidities in VLBW infants¹

Morbidity and authors	Type of costs	BW or GA	Cost as reported by authors	Year of costs	Cost inflated to 2011 US$
Brain injury
Johnson et al. (2)	Adjusted incremental cost	VLBW (<1500 g)	$12,045	2009	$13,305
BPD
Johnson et al. (2)	Adjusted incremental cost	VLBW (<1500 g)	$31,565	2009	$34,868
Late-onset sepsis
Payne et al. (6)	Unadjusted costs	VLBW (401–1500 g)	$54,539 ($104,473 vs. $49,934)	1999	$90,316
Payne et al. (6)	Adjusted incremental cost	VLBW (401–1500 g)	$5,875, BW 401–750 g	1999	$9729
			$12,480, BW 751–1000 g		$20,667
			$9,583, BW 1001–1250 g		$15,869
$6,276, BW 1251–1500 g	$10,393
Johnson et al. (2)	Adjusted incremental cost	VLBW (<1500 g)	$10,055	2009	$11,107
NEC
Medically managed only
Bisquera et al. (7)	Unadjusted charges	VLBW (<1500 g)	$73,700	1992–1994	$144,910
Ganapathy et al. (7)	Adjusted incremental cost	≤28 wk GA	$74,004	2011	$76,716
Surgically managed only
Bisquera et al. (7)	Unadjusted charges	VLBW (<1500 g)	$186,200	1992–1994	$366,110
Ganapathy et al. (8)	Adjusted incremental cost	≤28 wk GA	$198,040	2011	$205,299
Medically and surgically managed
Johnson et al. (2)	Adjusted incremental cost	VLBW (<1500 g)	$15,440	2009	$17,056

¹Costs inflated to 2011 US$ using the Consumer Price Index for medical care (9). BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; BW, birth weight; GA, gestational age; NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; VLBW, very low birth weight.