Background. Perinatal asphyxia is a signi cant cause of death and disability. Objective. To determine the outcomes (survival to discharge and morbidity a er discharge) of neonates with perinatal asphyxia at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). Methods. is was a descriptive retrospective study. We reviewed information obtained from the computerised neonatal database on neonates born at CMJAH or admitted there within 24 hours of birth between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2011, with a birth weight of >1 800 g and a 5-minute Apgar score <6. Results. Four hundred and y infants were included in the study; 185 (41.1%) were females, the mean birth weight (± standard deviation) was 3 034.8±484.9 g, and the mean gestational age was 39.1±2.2 weeks. Most of the infants were born at CMJAH (391/450, 86.9%) and by normal vaginal delivery (270/450, 60.0%). e overall survival rate was 86.7% (390/450). Forty-two infants were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). e ICU survival rate was 88.1% (37/42). Signi cant predictors of survival were place of birth (p=0.006), mode of delivery (p=0.007) and bag-mask ventilation at birth (p=0.040). Duration of hospital stay (p=0.000) was signi cantly longer in survivors than in non-survivors (6.5±6.6 days v. 2.8±9.8 days). e remaining factors, namely gender, antenatal care, chest compressions, diagnosis of meconium aspiration syndrome or persistant pulmonary hypertension, did not di er signi cantly between the two groups. e rate of perinatal asphyxia (5-minute Apgar score <6) was 4.7/1 000 live births, and there was evidence of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) in 3.6/1 000 live births. Of the 390 babies discharged from CMJAH, 113 (29.0%) had follow-up records to a mean corrected age of 5.9±5.0 months. e majority (90/113, 79.6%) had normal development. Conclusions. (i) e high overall survival and survival a er ICU admission provides a benchmark for further care; (ii) obtaining adequate data for long-term follow-up was not possible with the existing resources -surrogate early markers of outcome and/or more resources to ensure accurate follow-up are needed; and (iii) the high incidence of HIE suggests that a therapeutic hypothermia service, including a longterm follow-up component, would be bene cial. Fetal distress 91 (20.2) Meconium-stained liquor 49 (10.9) Fetal distress + meconium-stained liquor 39 (8.7) Multiple problems 15 (3.3) Cord around the neck 14 (3.1) Prolonged second stage 9 (2.0) Cord prolapse 4 (0.9) Poor progress 4 (0.9) Malpresentation 1 (0.2) Cephalopelvic disproportion 1 (0.2) Shoulder dystocia 1 (0.2)
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