Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

An Introspection of Neonates Died Before Reaching Special Care Newborn Unit

Dr. Saurabh Kumar Patel, Dr. Jyoti Singh, Dr. Naresh Bajaj

Abstract :

 Background: Neonatal mortality is high in our country and the most of the neonates are ought dead in health care facilities. Considering this fact,

a research is done to determine the probable causes and factors associated with neonate presented dead to the neonatal unit in tertiary care hospital.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the medical case records of one–year period from January 2016 to December 2016 was done in the neonatal unit
in tertiary care teaching hospital. Information was collected from the attenders and other family members who accompanied the baby. Result: In
one year period total 167 ought dead cases presented to the neonatal unit, amongst them 70.6% were males. 41.3% were preterm and 70% weigh
less than 2.5 Kg. More than 85% of cases were ought by Ambulance and most (78.4%) took 1 to 6 hours to reach the destination. Probable cause
could be found in only 53.2% (89/167) cases. Neonatal sepsis accounted for one third of cases followed by respiratory difculty.Conclusion: Sepsis
is the leading cause of ought dead neonates. Low birth weight is associated risk factor. Ambulance utilization rate is better than other countries.
There is need of well–designed studies regarding neonates ought dead in emergency units.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Saurabh Kumar Patel, Dr. Jyoti Singh, Dr. Naresh Bajaj, An Introspection of Neonates Died Before Reaching Special Care Newborn Unit, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018


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