CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF NEONATES ADMITTED TO A SECONDARY-LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN NORTH INDIA
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i9.19799Keywords:
Neonate, Clinical profile, Outcome, Secondary-level neonatal intensive care unitAbstract
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 Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a secondary-level neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods: A total of 336 neonates were enrolled in the study. Their clinical profiles at admission and final outcomes were recorded in a predesigned pro forma.
Results: Hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, and perinatal asphyxia were the most common reasons for admission. Eighty-five percentage of the neonates could be managed in secondary-level newborn unit with comparable mortality and mortality to a tertiary-level newborn care unit.
Conclusion: Strengthening of secondary newborn care units is a viable option that will help to decrease the burden of tertiary-level NICUs.
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