ETIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS FOR NEONATAL ADMISSION WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS: A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL-BASED STUDY

• Published in: Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research 2023-05, p.167-169
• Main Authors: Nazir, Tariq, Khan, Rifat, Lone, Rais Ahmad, Nazir, Shaista
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0974-2441; 0974-2441
• DOI: 10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i5.47058

Objective: Respiratory disorders are the most common cause of admission for neonatal intensive care unit whose incidence ranges from 4% in term babies and 20% in post-terms to 30% in pre-terms. The incidence increases with decreasing gestational age and birth weight. Severity of distress is assessed by scoring systems. There is no study conducted in this tertiary center; for this reason, we took this study to identify the etiology and risk factors for neonates admitted. Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective study done at a tertiary care center in NICU of GB Pant hospital, Srinagar, for a period of 6 months between January 2020 and June 2020. A total of 320 babies were taken up for the study with 187 (58.4%) male and 133 (41.6%) female babies. Respiratory distress was defined as having any two signs of respiratory rate of >60 breaths/min, subcostal or intercostal retractions, nasal flaring, grunting, with or without cyanosis. Results: A total of 320 babies were included in the study with 58.4% male babies and 41.6% female babies. 65% were born by cesarean section and 35% by vaginal delivery. 71.8% babies were born at term and 28.2% babies pre-term. 32.5% had birth weight of