Association Between Cardiothoracic Ratio and Mortality in Neonates with Pneumothorax

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a reduction in the cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) on mortality in newborns with pneumothorax. Methods: Newborns with pneumothorax, who were admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit, were included in the study. The cardiothoracic ratio was cal...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Haseki tıp bülteni 2019-09, Vol.57 (3), p.215-220
Main Authors: Yılmaz, Fatma Hilal, Emiroğlu Tarakçı, Nuriye, Gültekin, Nazlı Dilay, Gültekin, Ümit, Altunhan, Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
Subjects:
Babies
Birth weight
cardiothoracic ratio
Conflicts of interest
Intensive care
Intubation
Lung diseases
morbidity
Mortality
Neonatal pneumothorax
Newborn babies
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Respiratory distress syndrome
Sağlık Hizmetleri
Statistical analysis
Surfactants
Tıp
Ventilators
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a reduction in the cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) on mortality in newborns with pneumothorax. Methods: Newborns with pneumothorax, who were admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit, were included in the study. The cardiothoracic ratio was calculated by dividing the transverse cardiac diameter by maximum internal thoracic diameter. Results: Of 7909 infants admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit from September 2006 to September 2017, a total of 82 (1.03%) newborns had pneumothorax. Patients who died had a lower CTR than surviving patients (0.39±0.056 and 0.44±0.048, respectively; p
ISSN:1302-0072
2147-2688
DOI:10.4274/haseki.galenos.2018.4722