Introduction: Perinatal asphyxia is one of the common causes neonatal morbidity and mortality. It can affect almost all body organs most frequently affected are kidneys. Acute Renal Failure commonest renal complication, manifested by changes in urine output blood chemistries.
 Aims: To evaluate function asphyxiated newborns.
 Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted, from Aug...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of asphyxia and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) and predictors of poor outcome in a hospital in a developing country. METHODS Neonates of birth weight ≥ 2,000 g who required bag-and-mask ventilation and were admitted with a primary diagnosis of asphyxia from January to December 2011 were included. Medical records were retrieved and maternal and infa...

BACKGROUND: Severe birth asphyxia has remained a major contributor to perinatal and neonatal mortality in developing countries including Nigeria. Efforts at curbing its incidence must begin by obtaining its prevalence and identifying associated risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of severe birth asphyxia and common risk factors in Port Harcourt SouthSouth Nigeria. METHODS: A pro...

OBJECTIVES To provide the clinical profile and assess the significance of various risk factors contributing to the occurrence of oral candidosis in newborns. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). SUBJECTS Twenty newborns with oral candidosis and an equal number of age and weight matched controls. INTERVENTIONS All cases of oral candidosis were treated w...

Background: Early diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia is very essential since it is a major cause of neurologic morbidity and mortality. The present study was undertaken to investigate the association between nucleated red blood cells count (RBCs) per 100 white blood cells (WBCs) and perinatal asphyxia with respect to its severity and prognosis. Materials and Methods: A prospective case-control stu...

BACKGROUND Neonatal seizures (NS) affect approximately 1% of neonates. Clonic, tonic, myoclonic and subtle seizures are the common types. Birth asphyxia, sepsis, metabolic derangements, intracranial bleed, kernicterus, tetanus and 5th day fits are the common aetiologies. This study was planned to evaluate the types and causes of neonatal seizures. METHODS It was a descriptive case series cond...

Objective: The present study aims at assessing the frequency of diseases in neonates that have to be admitted neonatal intensive care unit and outcomes those Study design: A cross-sectional Place Duration: This was conducted Kulsumbai Valika Social Security Site Hospital Karachi from November 2021 2022. Methodology: All presented NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), were included study. Demogra...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND An understanding of the perception of paediatricians as key stakeholders in child healthcare delivery and the degree of congruence with current investment priorities is crucial in accelerating progress towards the attainment of global targets for child survival and overall health in developing countries. This study therefore elicited the views of paediatricians on curre...