A Study Of Risk Factors and Outcome in The Ventilated Neonates

Abstract

 Background: Present study is taken to know the predictors and outcome of the ventilated babies.
Methods and Material: This study was conducted at department of pediatrics at Rural Tertiary Care NICU from 1st january 2014 to june 2015. Study population were 50 neonates (31 were male and 19 were female) admitted in neonatal icu and required ventilator support during nicu stay. Variables selected were, age of neonates at the time of admission, sex, gestational age at the time of birth, underlying medical conditions, birth weight, mode of delivery and these variables were compared with outcome. We observed that preterm neonates, LBW (< 2.5 kg) neonates had higher mortality rate. Results: Maternal factors like gravida status , PROM, liquor, mode of delivery did not affect the outcome of ventilated neonates. Those who had taken antenatal care visits had better outcome. Meconium aspiration syndrome with birth asphyxia and pneumonia had 100 % survival rate. The commonest indication of ventilation was hyaline membrane disease. The results were statistically analysed. Conclusions: HMD was the common indication in preterm neonates followed by birth asphyxia which was commonest indication of ventilation in full term neonates with survival rate of 87.5% followed by meconium aspiration syndrome ,pneumonia & PPHN.
Meconium aspiration syndrome with birth asphyxia and pneumonia had 100 % survival rate.[Parmar A Natl J Integr Res Med, 2019; 10(5):49-52]