scholarly journals RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY SCREENING OF 500 INFANTS IN A LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (43) ◽  
pp. 10665-10672
Author(s):  
Keerthi B J ◽  
Subhas Babu P ◽  
Anand Vinekar ◽  
Nagaraja Goud ◽  
Asha Bullappa
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Level Ii

scholarly journals A study on the length of stay of neonates in neonatal intensive care unit in a referral hospital in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 746
Author(s):  
Kanimozhi P. ◽  
Kumaravel K. S. ◽  
Velmurugan K.
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Medical College

Background: Estimate of length of stay is important while counseling the parents of preterm infants and also make them prepared psychologically.Methods: A retrospective study done in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Government Mohan Kumaramangalam medical college hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India between December 2017 and November 2018. All the neonates admitted during the study period formed the study group.Results: There were 3902 neonates admitted in the NICU during the study period. The mean duration of stay of neonates in the NICU during the study period was 7 days. Out of 3902 neonates in the study group, 37 (0.94%) neonates stayed less than 24 hours, 2208 (56.58%) neonates stayed for 1 to 5 days, 929 (23.8%) neonates stayed for 6 to 10 days, 668 (17.11%) neonates stayed between 11 to 30 days, 41(1.05%) neonates stayed for 31 to 60 days and 7 (0.18%) neonates stayed for more than 61 days. About 45% of neonates in the birth weight category of 1001 to 1500g stayed for 11 to 30 days. A similar trend was also observed in the analysis of length of stay of 29 to 32 weeks preterm neonates.Conclusions: Every hospital should have their own data to predict the length of stay of neonates in NICU. Future directions should include strategies in reducing the length of stay in NICU thereby optimising resources for the parents and the country.

Risk factors and laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care unit

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Liu ◽  
Tian Tian ◽  
Chong-Xun Zheng ◽  
Vatavu Ileana ◽  
Anca Ioana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

scholarly journals Incidence and Characteristics of Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity in Croatia

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
Mirjana Vucinovic ◽  
Ljubo Znaor ◽  
Ana Vucinovic ◽  
Vesna Capkun ◽  
Julijana Bandic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Type 1 Rop

PURPOSE: To study the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a neonatal intensive care unit in Croatia and obtain information on risk factors associated with ROP. There have been limited studies on ROP in Croatia where the screening for ROP and its treatment is still insufficient and not introduced in many intensive care units. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 247 premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of University Hospital Split, over a 5-year period between January 2012, and December 2016. In this paper the relationship between clinical risk factors and the development of ROP was analyzed. RESULTS: The overall incidence for ROP was 23,9 % (59 infants), for Type 1 ROP was 9,3% (23 infants); for Type 2 ROP was 14,6% (36 infants). Median gestational age (GA) and birthweight (BW) were significantly lower among infants with ROP versus those without ROP (29: 23-34 vs. 31: 23-34,p<0,001 and 1,180:630-2,000 vs. 1485:590-2000, p<0,001 respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that only BW (p=0,029) and small for gestational age (SGA) (p=0,045) predicted the development of ROP. CONCLUSION: Birth weight and small for gestational age were the most significant risk factors for developing ROP. In comparison with studies from highly developed countries, infants with a much wider range of gestational age and birth weights are developing Type 1 ROP. 

scholarly journals Outcome of Respiratory distress in Neonates with Bubble CPAP at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (216) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Raja Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Airway Pressure ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Medical College

Introduction: Respiratory distress is one of the commonest problem seen in neonates during admission in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Hyaline Membrane disease, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, septicemia, congenital pneumonia, Transient Tachypnea of Newborn are the major causes of respiratory distress in neonates. Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is a non-invasive respiratory support delivered to a spontaneously breathing newborn to maintain lung volume during expiration. The main objective of this study was to observe the outcome of respiratory distress in neonates with Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital over six months (October 2018 – March 2019) period. All preterm, term and post term babies with respiratory distress were included. Ethical clearance was received from Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College and statistical analysis was done with SPSS 19 version. Results: Sixty three babies with respiratory distress were included in this study with 45 (71%) male predominance. The mean birth weight receiving Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure was 2661.75±84 gms and gestational age was 36.67±3.4 wks. The Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure was started at 8.05±2 hr of life and duration of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure required for settling respiratory distress was 95.71±3 hrs. Out of 63 babies, improvement of respiratory distress in neonates with Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure was 39 (61%) with confidence interval of (38-62) whereas 24 (39%) babies required mechanical ventilation and other modalities. Conclusions: This study concludes usefulness of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in neonates with respiratory distress.

scholarly journals Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in a regional neonatal intensive care unit

Eye ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
K P Stannard ◽  
A S Mushin ◽  
H R Gamsu
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care
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