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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 291-296 |
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Determinants of mortality of preterm babies in the university of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin Nigeria
BM Suleiman, OA Mokuolu, OO Adesiyun, A Adeniyi
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University Of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
B M Suleiman
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University Of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
Nigeria
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: A prospective study to identify the determinants of mortality among 185 preterm babies at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data on 185 preterm babies and their mothers were collected over a nine month period in a tertiary hospital to identify the determinants of mortality among these babies.
RESULTS: Factors identified as significant determinants of mortality were severe perinatal asphyxia (p = 0.000; OR = 71.31; 95% CI = 17.63-308.24), apnoea (p = 0.000; OR = 178.20; 95% CI = 20.64-7709.02), necrotizing entero-colitis (p = 0.001) and resuscitation duration (p = 0.003; OR = 5.33; 95% CI = 1.62-19.02).
CONCLUSION: The primary causes of death are severe perinatal asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome and infection. In Nigeria, survival below 28 weeks gestation is less than 20%. The findings in this study highlight the need for prompt and effective resuscitation of these infants by a trained health worker with verifiable competence in newborn resuscitation. It also highlights the need for availability of functional facilities like ventilators and resources like surfactant. |
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