Rates and predictors of mortality of very low birthweight infants in three Nigerian tertiary hospitals.

Iretiola B FajoluAmsa B MairamiIkechukwo OkonkwoBeatrice EzenwaAdekunle T OtuneyeEmmanuel A AmuabunosMariya Mukhtar-YolaLamidi I AuduVeronica C EzeakaOsayame Austine Ekhaguere

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2022)

Nearly half (47%) of all VLBW infants admitted to three tertiary referral hospitals in Nigeria died during hospitalisation. Mortality varied significantly by site and both the centre and respiratory distress independently predicted mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
healthcare
risk factors
primary care
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
respiratory tract