Scientific Study on Morbidity and Mortality in Late-preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Kanyakumari Government Medical College Hospital
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Late-preterm infants are infants born between 34 and 37 weeks. The morbidities are more common among these infants. They constitute around 9% of neonates. The various morbidities are due to physiological and metabolic immaturity. Aim: This study aims to study the morbidities and mortalities in late-preterm infants admitted in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of all late-preterm infants admitted in our NICU during January 2016–December 2016. Results: A total of 206 late-preterm infants were analyzed in this study. Among the morbidities, 30% of infants had neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NNH), 30% had sepsis, 17% of infants had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), 10% were intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) 4%, tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) 6%, and 3% had congenital anomalies mortality of 3%. Conclusion: The most common morbidity among the infants analyzed is NNH, 30% had sepsis, 17% of infants had RDS, 10% were IUGR, MSAF 4%, TTN 6%, 3% had congenital anomalies, and mortality is about 3%.
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R Nagalekshmi, P M Suresh, Heber Anandan
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