Incidence of respiratory distress and its predictors among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Yared Asmare AynalemHussien MekonenTadesse Yirga AkaluTesfa Dejenie HabtewoldAklilu EndalamawPammla Margaret PetruckaWondimeneh Shibabaw ShiferawPublished in: PloS one (2020)
In this study, the proportion of respiratory distress (RD) was high. Preterm birth, delivery by caesarean section, Apgar score < 7, sepsis, maternal diabetes mellitus, and home delivery were all significant predictors of this condition. Based on our findings this would likely include encouraging more hospital births, better control of diabetes in pregnancy, improved neonatal resuscitation and addressing ways to decrease the need for frequent caesarean sections.
Keyphrases
- preterm birth
- low birth weight
- gestational age
- birth weight
- healthcare
- preterm infants
- septic shock
- type diabetes
- acute care
- cardiac arrest
- glycemic control
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular disease
- adverse drug
- pregnancy outcomes
- acute kidney injury
- palliative care
- risk factors
- respiratory tract
- emergency department
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index