Short- and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of term neonates with perinatal asphyxia admitted to neonatal intensive care unit from January 2016 to December 2017.
Abstract
Background: Perinatal asphyxia is a serious clinical problem globally resulting in million deaths and an equal number of serious neurological consequences. Objective: To assess short- and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates with HIE. Methods: Institution based cross sectional analytic study. Results: A total of 154 neonates were included on the study. 56.2% were male. Majority (57.8%) were delivered in health center and 23.8% in TASH. Of the neonates with asphyxia, 27.5% had stage 1 HIE; 50.3% stage 2 HIE and 22.2 % stage 3. In hospital mortality was 22.1%. Majority of deaths (66.7%) occurred in the first 72hrs. Severity of HIE was significantly associated with mortality. (P- Value= 0.00) Prolonged hospital stay > 7 days was seen in 36 (31.3%) neonates. Oxygen support was given for > 72hours to 35(28.2%) neonates
