A 3 years experience of operated surgical neonates outcome in a tertiary hospital of Ain Shams University (neonatal intensive care unit)

Neonatal Sepsis (NS) is a systemic infection caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses during the first month of life. Although various studies have identified the factors associated with NS, it is a public health problem due to its high morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with neonatal sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Mexico. A case-control study was carried out using records of neonates (with sepsis 39 and without sepsis 39) from January to December 2017. The risk factors studied were the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the mother and clinics of the neonate. The data were analyzed using the Chi2 test, Fisher's exact test, Student's t-test, and the Odds Ratio (OR). The risk factors associated with NS were gestational age (OR 0.77, CI 95% = 0.64-0.91, p = 0.004), newborn weight (OR 0.45, CI95% = 0.23-0.86, p = 0.017) and days of hospital stay (OR 1.06, CI95% = 1.02-1.10, p = 0.0014). The mother's sociodemographic and clinical factors were not associated with NS. Risk factors associated with NS were gestational age, newborn weight, and days of hospital stay.

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The Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia

Medeniyet Medical Journal ◽

10.5222/mmj.2020.68466 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asma Binti Abdullah ◽

Khairul Azlan Shahril Abu Dahari ◽

Jaafar Rohana ◽

Azmi Mohd Tamil ◽

Ishak Shareena ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Tertiary Hospital

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Retinopathy of prematurity- clinical profile on incidence, risk factors and outcome

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20204543 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 2189

Author(s):

Purva Shah ◽

Ketan Gadhvi ◽

Bharat Muliya

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Antenatal Steroids

Background: Retinopathy of prematurity is one of the important causes of preventable blindness in the world. Thereby timely screening, diagnosis and hence treatment is of utmost importance.Methods: This study was done in the neonatal intensive care unit of tertiary hospital, Surendranagar. Study design being observational, data collected from clinical examination and records of the preterm babies <34 weeks and low birth weight babies <1.5 kg and further screened them for retinopathy of prematurity. The incidence of ROP in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), risk factors which predispose to ROP (Retinopathy of prematurity) and outcome of these cases were analysed.Results: As per this study, ROP was found to be more common in <30 weeks gestation and<1 kg neonate, and found to be associated with oxygen exposure, blood product use, antenatal steroids and surfactant.Conclusions: The analysis of the incidence and risk factors, will henceforth help in identifying and acting on time, thereby improving overall outcome of the preterm and low birth weight new-borns.

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