Morbidity profile and outcome of low-birth-weight neonates in NICU of a tertiary care hospital

The Duration of Hospitalization and Readmission Rate of Low Birth Weight Infants in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Isfahan, Iran

Background: Currently, the number of premature deliveries has been increasing, resulting in early postnatal discharge due to shortage of beds in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted through investigating the premature infants’ files for gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW) and duration of the first hospitalization. Furthermore, th...

Survival and morbidity among two cohorts of extremely low birth weight neonates from a tertiary hospital in northern India.

This study was conducted to compare the survival and morbidity of extremely low birth weight neonates born during two different time periods (2009-10 and 2001-02) at a Level III referral neonatal unit in Northern India. All consecutive intramural extremely low birth weight neonates (<1000g), irrespective of gestation, and admitted to Intensive Care were enrolled. 149 and 123 neonates were enrol...

Essential care of low birth weight neonates.

13 VOLUME 45__JANUARY 17, 2008 A newborn infant weighing less than 2500g at birth is termed as low birth weight (LBW) neonate. Low birth weight in a newborn infant results due to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or prematurity. According to UNICEF, the incidence of LBW neonates is 30% in India(1). Low birth weight neonates are further classified as very low birth weight (VLBW <1500 g) and...

Care of Low Birth Weight Neonates

Profile of sepsis in extramural neonates admitted to a tertiary level NICU in a rural hospital

Original Article Neonatal sepsis Community acquired neonatal sepsis Blood culture Serum CRP. Objectives: 1)To study the causative organisms and profile of sepsis in outborn newborns admitted to NICU in a rural hospital.2)To study the usefulness of S.CRP as a tool in rural and resource limited settings for diagnosis of Early and Late onset sepsis as well as in suspected & proven sepsis cases. Se...