Clinical outcome and short-term complications of preterm babies admitted at the NICU in DLSUMC from 2008-2012
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Research
Abstract
The objective of study is to determine clinical outcome and the short-term complications of preterm babies admitted at the NICU at a tertiary hospital from 2008 to 2012. The subjects included neonates born at less than 37 weeks age of gestation admitted at the NICU. Demographical data were obtained such as sex, maturity index, birth weight and length. The occurrence of the most common morbidities, classifications of subject outcome according to whether they were discharged, home against medical advice and expired were obtained. The length of the hospital stay and average hospital day was computed. The percentage survival of age and weight was calculated. In general, most admissions were females, at 34 weeks, weighing between 1,501-2,000 grams with an average length of 41-45 cms. Respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis were found in most cases. Majority was discharged well, with an average duration of hospitalization of more than 2 weeks. Still the youngest age that survived in this institution was at 27 weeks.
APA Citation
Halum, Jeanine A., "Clinical outcome and short-term complications of preterm babies admitted at the NICU in DLSUMC from 2008-2012" (2016). Resident Research. 315.
https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/resident-research/315