Risk Factors of Respiratory Diseases Among Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Qena University Hospital, Egypt.

Khaled Abdalla Abdel-Baseer Mostafa Mohamed Eman A Abd-Elmawgood

Published in: Annals of global health (2020)

Respiratory diseases constitute major part of total admission in neonatal intensive care unit especially RDS, TTN, pneumonia and MAS. Prematurity and maternal diabetes were the most important risk factors associated with respiratory diseases. Respiratory distress syndrome carried the highest risk of mortality and TTN carried the highest survival rate.

Keyphrases

risk factors
preterm infants
type diabetes
emergency department
cardiovascular events
physical activity
skeletal muscle
glycemic control
birth weight
weight loss
acute respiratory distress syndrome