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Item Neonatal deaths in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: a clinical audit(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008) Pannala, W.S.; Adikari, A.M.C.; Mettananda, D.S.G.; Rajindrajith, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics, timing and causes of neonatal deaths in a tertiary can centre in Sri Lanka. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: A clinical audit was conducted on all neonatal deaths occurred at specia care baby unit of the university pediatric unit of North Colombo Teaching Hospital from January 2006 tc June 2007. Data were extracted from hospital records using a data collection form. RESULTS: Fifty-nine neonatal deaths were audited. All baies were born in hospitals and there were no home deliveries. Thirty (51%) were males and 42% were first borns. Sixty-six percent were delivered preterm while 13% were delivered even before 28 weeks. Mean birth weight was 1.81(SD=0.87) kg. Twenty-eight (47%) were delivered following an uncomplicated antenatal period while 9(15%) mothers had pre-labour rupture of membranes, 8( 14%) had pregnancy induced hypertension and 6( 10%) had antepartum haemorrhages. 54% were delivered vaginally and 41% were delivered by emergency caesarian section. Forty-five (76%) needed resuscitation at birth. Eight (14%) newborns did not survive more than an hour and 16 more (27%) died within the first 24-hours; 44(75%) died within one week. Twenty-six (44%) died of complications of prematurity of which half had surfactant deficient lung disease. Other causes of death were sepsis (20%), congenital abnormalities (14%), meconium aspiration syndrome (12%) and birth asphyxia (10%). Pathological postmortems were done on 17(29%). CONCLUSIONS: Three-quarters of deaths were early neonatal deaths and over 40% occurred within the first 24 hours. Nearly half died of complications of prematurity and asphyxia accounted only for 10% of deaths.Item Clinical characteristics and fate of neonates born before 34 weeks of gestation: a case-controlled study(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008) Mettananda, D.S.G.; Rajindrajith, S.; Adhihetty, D.; Goonewardena, A.R.; Adikari, A.M.C.; Pannala, W.S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Mettananda, K.C.D.OBJECTIVES: To describe and compare the socio-de mo graphic and clinical characteristics, problems and outcome of premature neonates born before 34 weeks of gestation. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: A case-controlled study was conducted at the special care baby unit (SCBU) and the university obstetric unit of North Colombo Teaching Hospital from January to December 2006. All neonates born before 34 weeks of gestation were recruited as cases and a randomly selected group of term neonates were recruited as controls into the study after obtaining maternal consent. Data were collected by interviewing mothers and using patient records, RESULTS: Seventy cases and an equal number of controls were recruited. 40(57.1%) cases and 30(42.9%) controls were males. Mean birth weight was 1.44(SD=0.46) kg for cases and 2.94(SD=0.35) kg for controls. Multiple pregnancy [OR-14.3, 95%CI=1.8-113.1] and monthly family income less than Rs.l0, 000/= [OR=2.6, 95%CI:=l.l-5.8] carried a significantly higher risk of deliveries before 34 weeks. Increased risk was also detected in subjects with obstetric [OR=4.2, 95%CI=2.0-8.8)] and fetal [OR=11.0, 95%CI=3.6-33.6] complications. Maternal blood group, maternal education level and social class assessed by father's occupation did not have any association with deliveries before 34 weeks. Mean 1-minute APGAR was significantly lower in neonates born before 34 weeks [7.2(SD=2.9)] than controls [9.7(SD=0.5) J (p<0.001), and the same was true for the score at 5 minutes. All cases were admitted to the SCBU and were kept in incubators. The stay in SCBU ranged from 1 to 110 days (mean 15.1, median 9.0 & mode 1, 0 days). 37(53%) had jaundice whereas 45.7%, 28.6% and 24.3% had sepsis, surfactant deficient lung disease and apnoea respectively. 67(95.7%) neonates needed oxygen, 12.9% were ventilated and 80% were given antibiotics. Twelve (17.1%) died while the rest (82.9%) were discharged. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple pregnancies, presence of maternal or fetal complications and low family income were associated with increased risk of deliveries before 34 weeks of gestation. Jaundice, sepsis, surfactant deficient lung disease and apnoea were the commonest problems in babies born before 34 weeks of gestation. Nearly one fifth of them died during the neonatal period.