Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the incidence of neonatal mortality percentage in NICUs in Giza Governorate hospitals for early prediction of the disease.
Background: Neonatal mortality rates defined as death of a live born newborn within the first 28 days vary greatly between countries, even within high-income countries.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 155 Egyptian neonates aged from 1 day up to 4 weeks to evaluate the risk factors of the mortality rates at Giza Governorate hospitals NICU during the period from August 2021 to December 2021.
Results: We reported about 6.5% of the studied neonates experienced complications such as sepsis, chronic heart disease or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, another 20.6% of the studied neonates were on mechanical ventilation. Survival rates were reported in 84.5% of the studied neonates, moreover; the incidence of neonatal mortality among studied sample was 15.5%. The most common cause of death was Sepsis followed by CHD, Sepsis and Prematurity (50%, 20.8%, 8.3%) respectively.
Conclusion: Prematurity, sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome, low birth weight, mechanical ventilation, positive history of maternal illness and infection are considered as significant predictors of neonatal mortality.
Subject Area
Pediatrics
Article Type
Original Study
Recommended Citation
ElMashad, Ghada M.; Ibrahim, Shimaa A.; and Elsayed, Hanan M.
(2023)
"Mortality Rate Risk Factors in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in El Giza Governorate,"
Menoufia Medical Journal: Vol. 36:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59204/2314-6788.1013
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