Incidencia de microcefalia neonatal en el Hospital Cayetano Heredia de Lima, 2016 – 2017

Autor: Samaniego Lozano, Cynthia, Munayco Cortez, Carol, Guillén-Pinto, Daniel
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2019
Zdroj: Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria; Vol 82 No 3 (2019): July-September; 192-196
Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria; Vol. 82 Núm. 3 (2019): Julio-Setiembre; 192-196
Revistas-Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
instacron:UPCH
ISSN: 1609-7394
0034-8597
Popis: Objective: To determine the incidence of neonatal microcephaly in the Hospital Cayetano Heredia, throughout a well-defined period.Material and Methods: Microcephaly was determined by a cephalic perimeter lower than the third percentile for age and sex. Reported records of the Hospital’s Perinatal Computer System between January 1st, 2016 and December 31st, 2017, were used. Fenton growth chart’s parameters were used to determine the limits of normality.Results: A total of 416 cases of neonatal microcephaly were registered, a general rate of 53.4 per 1,000 live births, up to 185 per 1000 live births in preterm infants (
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