Length of Hospital Stay and Its Predictors Among Neonatal Sepsis Patients: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study.
Eskinder Ayalew SisayBethlehem Lemma MengistuWorkeabeba Abebe TayeAtalay Mulu FentieAbdella Birhan YabeyuPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2022)
The mean length of stay varies with respect to maternal and neonatal factors. Lower birth weight, presence of neurologic features, presence of comorbidity, presence of drug therapy problems and being male are found to be predictors of a longer hospital stay among neonates with sepsis.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- gestational age
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- acute kidney injury
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- adverse drug
- chronic kidney disease
- septic shock
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute care
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- stem cells
- low birth weight
- bone marrow
- pregnant women
- mesenchymal stem cells
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation