Clinical outcome and associated factors of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Adama Hospital and Medical College

Objective: Aim of the study was to assess the clinical outcome and associated factors of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Adama Hospital and Medical College. Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted using 242 rand...

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Published in:SAGE open medicine 2022-01, Vol.10, p.20503121221146068-20503121221146068
Main Authors: Bacha, Lensa Tamiru, Hailu, Wase Benti, Tesfaye Geta, Edosa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Birth weight
Clinical outcomes
Intensive care
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Respiratory distress syndrome
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Summary:Objective: Aim of the study was to assess the clinical outcome and associated factors of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Adama Hospital and Medical College. Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted using 242 randomly selected medical records of preterm neonates admitted to Adama comprehensive specialized hospital. Clinical outcome was categorized as poor if the neonate died or left against advice and good if discharged after improvement. Data were coded, entered into Epidata v.7.4.2 and exported to SPSS v.27 for analysis. After initial bi-variable logistic regression analysis, predictor variables with p-value of
ISSN:2050-3121
2050-3121
DOI:10.1177/20503121221146068