Research Article

Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital

Volume: 42 Number: 2 July 8, 2015
  • Arzu Gebeşçe
  • Haşim Uslu
  • Esengül Keleş
  • Mehmet Demirdöven
  • Alparslan Tonbul
  • Bülent Baştürk
  • Hamza Yazgan
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Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital

Abstract

Objective: Neonates with birth weights below 1500 g who were cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit of Fatih University Hospital were retrospectively examined in order to define their rates of morbidity and mortality.

Methods: This study was conducted on 72 premature infants divided into two groups: those with birth weights below 1000 g(31 infants) and those above 1001 g(41 infants). Data on these infants were recorded and statistically evaluated. Birth weights ranged from 670 g to 1500 g and gestational weeks varied between 25 and 35 weeks.

Results: In our study, the mortality rate of infants with extremely low birth weights was 7.6%. Durations of oxygen and antibiotic therapies were found to be significantly longer in the infants with birth weights of 1000 g or less (p < 0.01). The most common diseases in all the groups were retinopathy of prematurity, occurring in 54.2% (n=39); broncho-pulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in 51.4% (n=37); and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in 34.5% (n=20). Incidence of chronic pulmonary disease and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was found to be statistically significant in the infants with birth weights of 1000 g or less (p < 0.01).

Conclusion: Because mortality rate is low but rates of ROP, IVH and BPD are high in this unit, risk factors of these diseases should be well assessed and necessary measures should be taken in order to increase quality of life in the long term for the infants with extremely low birth weights.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Arzu Gebeşçe This is me

Haşim Uslu This is me

Esengül Keleş This is me

Mehmet Demirdöven This is me

Alparslan Tonbul This is me

Bülent Baştürk This is me

Hamza Yazgan This is me

Publication Date

July 8, 2015

Submission Date

July 8, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Year 2015 Volume: 42 Number: 2

APA
Gebeşçe, A., Uslu, H., Keleş, E., Demirdöven, M., Tonbul, A., Baştürk, B., & Yazgan, H. (2015). Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. Dicle Medical Journal, 42(2), 137-142. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548
AMA
1.Gebeşçe A, Uslu H, Keleş E, et al. Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. Dicle Medical Journal. 2015;42(2):137-142. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548
Chicago
Gebeşçe, Arzu, Haşim Uslu, Esengül Keleş, et al. 2015. “Evaluation of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital”. Dicle Medical Journal 42 (2): 137-42. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548.
EndNote
Gebeşçe A, Uslu H, Keleş E, Demirdöven M, Tonbul A, Baştürk B, Yazgan H (July 1, 2015) Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. Dicle Medical Journal 42 2 137–142.
IEEE
[1]A. Gebeşçe et al., “Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital”, Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 137–142, July 2015, doi: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548.
ISNAD
Gebeşçe, Arzu - Uslu, Haşim - Keleş, Esengül - Demirdöven, Mehmet - Tonbul, Alparslan - Baştürk, Bülent - Yazgan, Hamza. “Evaluation of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital”. Dicle Medical Journal 42/2 (July 1, 2015): 137-142. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548.
JAMA
1.Gebeşçe A, Uslu H, Keleş E, Demirdöven M, Tonbul A, Baştürk B, Yazgan H. Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. Dicle Medical Journal. 2015;42:137–142.
MLA
Gebeşçe, Arzu, et al. “Evaluation of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital”. Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, July 2015, pp. 137-42, doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548.
Vancouver
1.Arzu Gebeşçe, Haşim Uslu, Esengül Keleş, Mehmet Demirdöven, Alparslan Tonbul, Bülent Baştürk, Hamza Yazgan. Evaluation of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. Dicle Medical Journal. 2015 Jul. 1;42(2):137-42. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0548

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