Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of neonatal hypothermia at admission at a tertiary neonatal unit, Kigali, Rwanda - a cross-sectional study

Thermoregulation remains a key physiological challenge faced by a neonate after delivery. We assessed the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of hypothermia in admitted neonates at a tertiary teaching hospital of Kigali city in Rwanda. A cross-sectional study was conducted, from July 2013 to Septe...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2021-09, Vol.34 (17), p.2793-2800
Main Authors: Urubuto, Fedine, Agaba, Faustine, Choi, Jaesok, Dusabimana, Raban, Teteli, Raissa, Kumwami, Muzungu, Conard, Craig, O'Callahan, Cliff, Cartledge, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Female
Humans
hypothermia
Hypothermia - epidemiology
Hypothermia - therapy
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
length of stay
mortality
newborn
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Rwanda
Rwanda - epidemiology
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Summary:Thermoregulation remains a key physiological challenge faced by a neonate after delivery. We assessed the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of hypothermia in admitted neonates at a tertiary teaching hospital of Kigali city in Rwanda. A cross-sectional study was conducted, from July 2013 to September 2017, of neonates who were admitted in the neonatology unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) and whose admission temperature were recorded. Data were extracted from the neonatal database (registry). The neonatal database contained 1021 eligible neonates of which 15% were outborn. Hypothermia was found at admission in 280 of the 1021 eligible neonates (27%). The extremely preterm (
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.1080/14767058.2019.1671334