OUTCOME OF TERM NEWBORNS WITH HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
Autor: | Shazia Mahar, Jai Parkash, Chetan Das, Muhammad Saeed |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Zdroj: | Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1819-7973 1997-2067 |
Popis: | Background: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is main complication of the birth asphyxia. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of outcome of term newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE). Material & Methods: This cross sectional study was done at Neonatology Unit of National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from July, 2014 to January, 2015. Sample size was 162 cases selected through consecutive sampling technique. Mean age was 7.74 ±3.87 days. Males were 100 (61.7%) and females were 62 (38.3%). All neonates of either gender from birth to 14 days of life presented with gestational age >37 weeks & |
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