Prediction by maternal risk factors of neonatal intensive care admissions: Evaluation of >59,000 women in national managed care programs

1999 ◽  
Vol 181 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Ross ◽  
Catherine A. Downey ◽  
Rose Bemis-Heys ◽  
Men Nguyen ◽  
Debbie L. Jacques ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Kurdahi Badr ◽  
Bahia Abdallah ◽  
Sossi Balian ◽  
Hala Tamim ◽  
Mirvat Hawari

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the time of birth and the mortality and morbidity of infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units.Design:This prospective, cohort study examined the records of women and infants admitted to the NICUs of four hospitals in Beirut, Lebanon, between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2003. The hospitals selected were university affiliated and had a large number of deliveries (5,152 total for the year 2002–2003).Main Outcome Variables:Neonatal mortality and morbidity for infants admitted to the NICU were evaluated in relation to time of birth.Results:For the whole sample, mortality was higher for infants born during the night shift than for those born during the day shift. Mortality, morbidity, and brain asphyxia rates were also higher for infants born during the night shift and admitted to the NICU. Maternal risk factors and delivery complications were not consistently higher on the night shift.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 612
Author(s):  
Kambiakdik T. ◽  
Anish D. Leelalanslat ◽  
Inderpreet Sohi ◽  
Varughese P. Varkey

Background: Late preterm neonates (34 to 36 weeks 6/7 days) were considered as ‘near term’ as they appeared apparently mature and comparable to term neonates. Many studies have now reported significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality among this group of neonates. This study aims to evaluate the maternal risk factors associated with and short-term outcome of late preterm neonates compared to term neonates.Methods: A Retrospective cohort study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital. All intramural late preterm neonates with gestational age of 34-36 weeks born during the study period were enrolled. The control group included term neonates (37-42 weeks) born during the study period. Data regarding the maternal risk factors and neonatal outcomes for both the late preterm and term neonates were collected from records maintained in the NICU. Results: There were 3275 deliveries during the study period, of which 2447 (74.8%) were term. Among the 828 preterm neonates, 500 (60.4%) were late preterms. The maternal risk factors significantly associated with late preterm neonates were PIH, eclampsia, APH, multiple gestation, PROM, oligohydramnios and abnormal dopplers. Incidence of Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), sepsis and hypoglycemia were higher among the late preterm group with an odd’s ratio of 56.01, 9.9 and 7.8 respectively. Incidence of hypocalcemia, seizures and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN) were also higher among this group. There was no statistically significant difference in mortality among the two groups.Conclusions: Late preterm neonates have a significantly higher neonatal morbidity compared to term neonates.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1859
Author(s):  
Najia Hassan ◽  
Sujaya Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Sneha Mohan

Background: Preterm birth is a major cause of mortality and morbidity for newborns. Complications of prematurity are becoming more common as more survivors are spending time in Neonatal intensive care unit.Methods: A retrospective hospital based clinical observational study was conducted in NICU in Sharda hospital, a tertiary care centre in Greater Noida. Data regarding neonates′ age, sex, clinical presentation, maternal risk factors, complications and outcome were recorded.Results: A total of 133 preterm neonates were enrolled in the study. Maternal risk factors like Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) was seen in 19.5% cases, Urinary tract infection in 15% and Antepartum haemorrhage in 14.2% cases. Among the complications of prematurity, RDS was noted in 38.3% cases, Hyperbilirubinemia in 16.5% and feed intolerance in 15% cases. Sepsis was present in 3% of the preterm. Mortality rate was 7.5%. Most common cause of death was RDS.Conclusions: Pregnancy induced hypertension and Antepartum haemorrhage were important maternal risk factors for prematurity. Respiratory distress syndrome and perinatal asphyxia were the important causes of mortality in the present study.


Author(s):  
D. Surkov ◽  
O. Kapustina

Objective. To investigate the structure, antenatal and intranatal risk factors and results of treatment of neonatal sepsis.Materials and methods. This study used analysis of 137 case histories of newborns from 2015 to 2019. We evaluated maternal risk factors, intrapartum asphyxia, duration of treatment, number of days on mechanical ventilation, the presence of sepsis, necrotic enterocolitis, mortality.Results and discussion. Most children were over 2500 g (69.3%). In infants with a birth weight lower than 1500 g were 10.9%. 70.8% of newborns received in the first 24 hours after birth. From the moment of admission to the department, among all infected children was 71%, mortality was 14%. In children under 29 weeks of gestation, the risk of developing sepsis is 17.2 times higher. (р˂0.001) In children under 1 kg of weight, the risk of manifestation of sepsis is 42.2 times higher. (р˂0.001)The maternal colonization have the risk of developing a child’s infection is 4.36 times higher. (р˂0.001)With a diagnosis of sepsis most infants were more than 2.5 kg and mortality remained significantly high 31.6-36.8% in all weight groups (0.00001), depending on birth weight.The majority of the applicants were children over 37 weeks, but mortality was significantly higher in the group from 29-37 weeks (0.00001), depending on the term of gestation.Among the studied mothers, up to 53% were maternal colonization and in this group the mortality of children was significantly higher than 23% (p=0.020).However, in the group of children where there were signs of ascending infection of the placenta (there were 25%) mortality was still significantly higher by 1.4 times, 32% (p=0,008).Conclusions. The risk of developing neonatal sepsis was increased in ascending infection (clinical chorioamnionitis) in 6.65 times, (р˂0.001), the presence of a coagulase-negative culture by 5.83 (р˂0.011) and invasive respiratory therapy by 18.52 times. (р˂0.002) Mortality rates are affected by gestational age OR=13.81 (р˂0.001), birth weight 1-1.5 kg OR=13.15 (р˂0.001), 1.5-2.5 kg OR=2.86 (р=0.043), maternal factors (vaginal colonization, ascending infection) OR=3,22 (р˂0.023), infection of placental membranes OR=4,32 (р˂0.008), the presence of sepsis OR=15,56 (р˂0.001), necrotic enterocolitis OR=8,06 (р˂0.001) and CoNS OR=4,98 (р˂0.033).


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Bishow Bandhu Bagale ◽  
Anita Bhandari

ABSTRACTBackground: Thrombocytopenia is a frequently encountered hematological abnormality in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). There are various maternal and neonatal risk factors associated and the incidence varies greatly depending upon the population studies. This study was performed on neonates admitted in Bharatpur Hospital NICU.Materials & Methods: In this retrospective study, 412 neonates who were admitted in NICU from November 2016 to October 2017 were included in the study. Frequency of thrombocytopenia was determined along with associated maternal and neonatal risk factors. Maternal risk factors like Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), Diabetes, Eclampsia, drug use and neonatal risk factors like sepsis, asphyxia, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), prematurity were analyzed. Requirement of platelet transfusion and the outcome were also evaluated. Results: Of the 412 neonates included, 74 had thrombocytopenia which comprised approximately 18% neonates admitted in NICU. Early onset thrombocytopenia occurring within 72 hrs comprised 91.8% while late onset thrombocytopenia occurring after 72 hrs comprised 8.2% of total thrombocytopenia. 58.1% (43) were mild , 29.7% (22) moderate and 12.2% (9) severe thrombocytopenia. The major neonatal risk factors were sepsis, asphyxia, IUGR and prematurity while gestational diabetes and PIH were maternal risk factors contributing to neonatal thrombocytopenia. Only 4.05% received platelet transfusion. 77.03% of the neonates recovered and were discharged while 12.16% neonates were referred to other centres and 5.40% neonates died.Conclusion: Neonatal thrombocytopenia accounted for 18% of neonates which were admitted in the NICU. Significant neonatal risk factors were asphyxia and sepsis and maternal risk factors were PIH and diabetes. Majority did not require platelet transfusion and outcome was also good.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harpreet Singh ◽  
Su Jin Cho ◽  
Shubham Gupta ◽  
Ravneet Kaur ◽  
S. Sunidhi ◽  
...  

AbstractIncreased length of stay (LOS) in intensive care units is directly associated with the financial burden, anxiety, and increased mortality risks. In the current study, we have incorporated the association of day-to-day nutrition and medication data of the patient during its stay in hospital with its predicted LOS. To demonstrate the same, we developed a model to predict the LOS using risk factors (a) perinatal and antenatal details, (b) deviation of nutrition and medication dosage from guidelines, and (c) clinical diagnoses encountered during NICU stay. Data of 836 patient records (12 months) from two NICU sites were used and validated on 211 patient records (4 months). A bedside user interface integrated with EMR has been designed to display the model performance results on the validation dataset. The study shows that each gestation age group of patients has unique and independent risk factors associated with the LOS. The gestation is a significant risk factor for neonates < 34 weeks, nutrition deviation for < 32 weeks, and clinical diagnosis (sepsis) for ≥ 32 weeks. Patients on medications had considerable extra LOS for ≥ 32 weeks’ gestation. The presented LOS model is tailored for each patient, and deviations from the recommended nutrition and medication guidelines were significantly associated with the predicted LOS.


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