COMPARISON OF SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS AMONG EXTREMELY PRETERM AND SEVERLY PRETERM NEONATES AT A PERIPHERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL

Autor:	Sohail Aslam, Fawad Ahmad Khan, Omer Tufail, Naila Mumtaz, Syed Uzair Maqsood, Muhammad Yousaf
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	frequency hypocalcaemia neonates preterm serum calcium level Medicine Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 4, Pp 1292-95 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0030-9648 2411-8842
DOI:	10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.3343
Popis:	Objective: To determine the frequency and compare serum calcium levels amongst extremely preterm and very preterm neonates. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Multan Pakistan, from May to Oct 2018. Methodology: A total of 217 preterm neonates, born at Combined Military Hospital Multan up to the gestational age of 32 weeks completed from last menstrual period, were included in the study. They were divided in to two group’s i.e. very preterm and extremely preterm neonates. Those born between 28-32 weeks completed of gestation were categorized as severely preterm. Extremely preterm were those born between 24-28 weeks completed of gestation. Venous blood samples were acquired at approximately 36 hours after birth and total serum calcium levels were analyzed. Neonates having total serum calcium levels
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