OC113: Umbilical Doppler, IUGR and neonatal mortality and morbidity

I-46: Color Doppler Assessment in IUGR

Background Fetal growth restriction is the second leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The incidence of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is estimated to be approximately 5 percent in the general obstetric population. Abnormal uterine artery suggest a maternal cause for the growth restriction where as normal uterine artery Doppler studies suggest that a fetal cause. Use of u...

Trauma-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Patients

Objectives: The purpose of this multi-center study was to investigate the probable predictive factors of mortality and morbidity in elderlypopulation. Methods & Materials: The descriptive prospective study was conducted based on the data gathered from trauma cases older than 65 years admitted to Sina, Shohada and Fayaz-Bakhsh trauma centers during years 1997-98. A pre-prepared questionnaire ...

Neonatal morbidity and mortality at Kenyatta National Hospital newborn unit.

A six month prospective study of neonatal morbidity and mortality of the newborn unit (NBU) at Kenyatta National Hospital is presented. Of the 126 infants delivered in the maternity unit, 967 (30%) ended up in the NBU and 562 (59.8%) were low birth weight (LBW); 79.3% were appropriate for gestational age (AGA), 19.9% were small for gestational age (SGA) while 1.8% were large for gestational age...

Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality

On Reducing Mortality and Morbidity of Neonatal Surgical Care

Excellent survival of surgical neonates of western countries could not be duplicated in our region. One very important issue is our failure to maintain reproducible and objective records in our institutions. If we were able to do that more accurately, I fear that the figures of high morbidity and mortality will further rise. Here the commentary is not on sporadic and some selected institutions,...