Incidence of Dehydration Fever in Newborns at Tertiary care level in South Rajasthan
Journal Title: International Journal of Biomedical Research - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 6
Abstract
Objective: To find the incidence of dehydration fever in newborn. Method: It is hospital based prospective study at tertiary care level in south Rajasthan and includes all newborns delivered at our hospital during study period of 12 months with birth weight >2 kg and at presentation, axillary temperature was >37.5, weight loss of >10% of birth weight. Data were collected on a questionnaire and analyzed. Result: A total of 17965 newborns were delivered during study period. Out of these 248 newborns presented with dehydration fever. At presentation, the mean age was 4.19 days (range 2-14 days), mean birth weight was 2629.23 grams (range 2010-3700 grams), mean weight at admission was 2277.33 grams (range 1790-3100 grams) and mean weight loss 13.32% (range 10.34-20.69%). The incidence of dehydration fever was 13.80 per 1000 live births. Conclusion: Dehydration fever has significant incidence in newborn and should be considered while taking care of newborns. Keywords: Incidence, Newborn, Dehydration fever
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Suresh Goyal, Rajendra Chandel, Sunny Malvia
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