Descriptive Study Knowing The Patients Load in The Neonatal Icu at The Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

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Hassan Fayyaz et al ISSN 2349-7750
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DESCRIPTIVE STUDY KNOWING THE PATIENTS LOAD IN

THE NEONATAL ICU AT THE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
LAHORE
1
Dr. Hassan Fayyaz, 2Dr. Ahmad Mujtaba, 2Dr. Saba Javaid
1
Medical Officer, BHU Saidnagar, Wazirabad, Gujranwala
2
Medical Officer BHU 404 GB
Abstract:
Objective: To Know the Number of patients referred to tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in
Lahore, disease model and outcome determination.
Study Design: A descriptive study
Location and duration: The study was performed in Pediatric unit I of Services Hospital, Lahore for the period of
one year from February 2016 to February 2017
Method: admission is the result of all newborns' income, and the result is retrospectively reviewed.
Results: During the study period, the number of patients admitted was 500. Continuous low birth weight (24.6%)
with sepsis showed the highest (19.9%) respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) (18.9%), meconium aspiration
syndrome (15.2%),birth asphyxia (17.02) , pneumonia (3.46), neonatal jaundice (9.44%), hyaline injury (3.4%)and
congenital malformations (2.8%). 148 of the 500 patients (13.8%) were expired. The majority of the deadlines were
due to sepsis (31.75%).
Keywords: Descriptive Study, Patients Load, Neonatal ICU, Tertiary Care Hospital.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Hassan Fayyaz, QR code
Medical Officer,
BHU Saidnagar,
Wazirabad,
Gujranwala
Please cite this article in press Hassan Fayyaz et al., Descriptive Study Knowing the Patients Load In the
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INTRODUCTION:
The Newborn period is first 28 days of life is the Neonatal septicemia is one of the most common
most dangerous life period. Almost half of the causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the
expiries of children occur within the 1st twenty eight world. It is estimated that 20% of all newborns
days of life in our country. Most of the neonatal produce sepsis and account for 30-50% of total
morbidity causes can be prevented in Pakistan. Many neonatal deaths in developing countries. . With about
high-risk newborns face too many problems with 298,000 newborn deaths per year and neonatal deaths
their expiration accounts. Care of critical sick reported at 1,000 live births per annum, Pakistan
children continues to be one of the most challenging accounts for 7% of global newborn deaths.
and challenging aspects of pediatrics.
It is very important to understand the neonatal
Infections continue to be the main issuein the mortality due to the reasons that the cause of death
pediatric ICU and are the main reason of death not varies according to the country and the availability
only in the incomes but also in the under developing and quality of the health services and these factors.
countries. The death rate in South American pediatric The current data on neonatal deaths in Pakistan are
intensive care units was also found to be high. mainly due to hospital work that comes from
Infection (35%), premature births (28%) and communities with selective referral bias or rarely
asphyxia (23%) were the main causes of newborn recorded causes of death.
deaths worldwide. Sepsis is the most common cause
of neonatal mortality and accounts for 30-50% of Information on complications of pregnancy and other
total neonatal deaths in developing countries each pre-natal events is limited. Neonatal morbidity and
year. It is estimated that 20% of newborns develop mortality are increasing day by day due to lack of
sepsis and about 1% of them die from sepsis-related resources in developing countries. This can be
causes. reduced by appropriate and timely intervention.
To prevent neonatal care and preventable causes of intensive deliveries of patient patients but also the
neonatal morbidity and mortality, we should neighbors of the very thick population nearby.
continuously report on the control of neonatal units to Maintenance and improvement of the neonatal
our neonatal units throughout the country. The intensive care unit is an ongoing task. Process
purpose of such inspections in the neonatal units complexity requires the use of many different
should be to identify the various deficiencies in the problems and a good connection with laboratories
management of these newborns, and especially to and obstetric departments.
help health workers at community level to better
understand and effectively manage the various The main goals of the quality control program in the
neonatal problems in Pakistan. . The hospital is a intensive care unit are:
well-equipped 170-bed pediatric ward with Lahore To assess the mortality rate, part 2 assesses the
service, a 24-bed nursery and 19 incubators with disease burden, and 3 takes and takes measures to
ventilator NICU. It also has a gynecology / delivery prevent nosocomial infections.
department equipped with fully trained medical and These objectives may be carried out retrospectively
paramedical personnel. NICU serves not only the through intra- and inter-department consultations and

prospective measures of meetings or by supervision syndrome (18.9%), a birth asphyxia (17.02),

of approved cases. meconium aspiration (15.2%) syndrome, neonatal
jaundice (9.44%), pneumonia followed by sepsis
The main idea behind this study was to assess the (19.9% (4.3%), hyaline membrane (3.4%), congenital
increased morbidity burden of the neonatal intensive anomalies (2.8%) and disease. 148 of the 1069
care unit at the Hospital in Service Hospital, Lahore patients (13.8%) were full. The majority of the
to take the necessary precautions to cope with these deadlines were due to sepsis (31.75%). 210 babies,
patients and reduce the mortality rate of the disease. 100 babies needed a respiratory aid that they could
unit Having an idea of the burden of disease not withdraw and the time did not expire.
commonly found in a particular unit is the first step
in the quality control program in any intensive care DISCUSSION:
setting. This 2-year study of retrospective was undertaken to
verify the most important types of disease in which
MATERIALS AND METHODS: neonates were admitted to the neonatal ICU of the
This retrospective study included patients who Lahore Service Hospital. Here, premature babies,
admitted to Services Hospital, Lahore NICU babies with low birth weight and septicemia are
between February 2016 to February 2017. NICU responsible for the greatest number of patients. Our
entry records were used and a questionnaire form was study results can be compared with a familiar study
created. Data; age, gender, duration of stay, by Lahore Children's Hospital. This rate is followed
significant maternal disease in last trimester, type of by septicemia following infants with low birth weight
delivery, asphyxia and birth weaning, diagnosis, (56.04%) . In almost all developing countries Low
number of babies requiring respiratory aid and result. birth weight (LBW) is one of the major problems.
The children in the survey found that all congenital Immortality tends to increase the severity, but most
and unborn infants had all congenital and unborn neonatal diseases reduce the variability of clinical
infants with and without congenital anomalies. signs. The role of immature organs, treatment
Babies with severe asphyxia at birth with APGAR <3 complications and specific problems that give birth to
were not included in the study. It was identified as a premature labor contribute to neonatal mortality and
descriptive frequency. morbidity associated with low birth weight preterm
infants. Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of
RESULTS: neonatal mortality and morbidity in neonates,
The average age of the baby's income is 3.5 days (8 especially in premature infants with low weight after
hours of life, 26 days). The majority of babies stayed birth. The prevalence of sepsis in neonates in
on average 6.5 days (12 hours - 25 days) in the countries who are developed is 1 to 10/1000 live
YYBB. Female infants counted male colleagues at a births, as it is almost 3 times as high as in Pakistan
rate of 2: 1.3. Only 325 mothers were significantly ill which is under developing country. Sepsis in
in the last quarter with such uncontrolled high fever, neonates has an important advancement to the
hypertension, leakage, diabetes, pneumonia, urinary (NNMR) neonatal mortality rate. As a conclusion of
tract infections and pustular rash. Infants had 17.02% the study in community and in Lahore, Jalil et al.
Apgar between 6-3% (Apgar scores were not taken Approximately 75% of all deaths were recorded with
below 3). (24.6%) of the highest number of deliveries an infectious etiology, which was seen as an
accepted mostly in the normal vaginal route (NVD), significant factor in approximately 1/3rd of all deaths
for example, 68% NVD, 22% Part Ceasariana in the 1st week. A familiar study in North Pakistan
Division inferior (LSCS) and 10% of deliveries with committed that the large number of neonatal deaths
forceps, and premature babies were in 1069. The are associated with diarrhea or pneumonia . Hospital
baby with the lowest weight was 800 grams. The data show 31-39% of the overall mortality occurred
most common disease (RDS) was respiratory distress due to neonatal sepsis.

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Hassan Fayyaz et al ISSN 2349-7750

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