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Predictors of perinatal outcome in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Joint Authors
al-Janabi, Muhyi K.
Shihab, Mahmud
Rashid, Rihab S.
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 53, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2011), pp.132-135, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) means failure to establish effective spontaneous breathing after complete delivery & leads to many changes if not diagnosed or treated immediately as mental retardation, cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
Objective : to study the demographic and clinical predictors of perinatal outcome in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Methods : Forty two neonates were diagnosed as cases of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy by specialist pediatricians & admitted in Children Welfare Teaching Hospital & Al Kut Hospital in the period from January 2008 to March 2009.
Predictors studied were sex, birth weight, Apgar scores at 1,5,15 min., meconium aspiration, lethargy, muscle tone , convulsion.
Outcome was also recorded.
Statistical analysis was done by the use of fisher exact test.
Results : The total number studied were forty two neonate.
Half of them were born at home & others in hospital with a male / female ratio = 1 / 1.
Thirty three newborns had normal birth weight & nine had low birth weight.
the mean apgar score recorded for sixteen neonate born in hospital at 1 minute = 4.3 ± 1.922, at 5minute = 6.06 ± 2.08 and at 15 minute = 6.62 ± 2.33.
out of the 21 hospital born babies with HIE, 6 died and 15 improved and out of 21 home born babies with HIE 4 died and 17 improved.
The difference was not statistically significant.
P.
value.0.7.
Conclusion : Full term newborn babies with HIE died more frequently if they were males, with low birth weight, with Apgar scores of`< 4 at 1 min., 4-7 at 5 and 15 min., meconium aspiration, convulsion, hypotonic.
Hypertonia and lethargy were noticed to be associated significantly with perinatal mortality in newborns with HIE.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Janabi, Muhyi K.& Shihab, Mahmud& Rashid, Rihab S.. 2011. Predictors of perinatal outcome in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 53, no. 2, pp.132-135.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Janabi, Muhyi K.…[et al.]. Predictors of perinatal outcome in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 53, no. 2 (2011), pp.132-135.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Janabi, Muhyi K.& Shihab, Mahmud& Rashid, Rihab S.. Predictors of perinatal outcome in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2011. Vol. 53, no. 2, pp.132-135.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-335051
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 135
Record ID
BIM-335051