2007
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1576
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Hospital mortality rates of infants with birth weight less than or equal to 1,500 g in the northeast of Brazil

Abstract: ResumoObjetivo: Obter informações sobre a mortalidade de recém-nascidos com peso de nascimento menor ou igual a 1.500 g em Fortaleza e comparar com a Rede Vermont Oxford, uma das melhores referências de cuidados neonatais. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectivo. Incluídos todos osrecém-nascidos com peso de nascimento menor ou igual a 1.500 g em Montevidéu, excetuando-se a faixa de peso menor ou igual a 600 g. Conclusões:Os resultados mostram elevadas taxas de mortalidade hospitalar de recém-nascidos de muito ba… Show more

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“…Among biological risk factors, the most frequent complication during NICU hospitalization referred to respiratory problems, particularly Hyaline Membrane Disease, in line with the trend appointed in Almeida et al (2007). Other risk factors were identifi ed, including hyperbilirubinemia, infection, hematological pressure, asphyxia and intracranial hemorrhage, in decreasing frequency order, also in accordance with other authors (Castro & Leite, 2007).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Among biological risk factors, the most frequent complication during NICU hospitalization referred to respiratory problems, particularly Hyaline Membrane Disease, in line with the trend appointed in Almeida et al (2007). Other risk factors were identifi ed, including hyperbilirubinemia, infection, hematological pressure, asphyxia and intracranial hemorrhage, in decreasing frequency order, also in accordance with other authors (Castro & Leite, 2007).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…18 Another study, in four public maternities in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2001-2002, showed neonatal hospital mortality in very low birth weight newborns ranging from 10 to 37% according to hospital of birth. 19 Meanwhile in Fortaleza, in Northeast Brazil, 20 researchers found a 47% hospital mortality rate in very low birth weight infants in a study carried out in 2002 and 2003. In the city of São Paulo, a population-based study of a very low birth weight cohort showed higher neonatal mortality of 52.6%, partially explained by variations in health care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Na segunda metade da década de 90, a taxa de mortalidade neonatal, em torno de 20 óbitos por mil nascidos vivos, passou a representar mais de 60% da mortalidade infantil 1,2,3 . Percebeu-se uma maior concentração desses óbitos nos primeiros dias de vida, refletindo a relação entre a assistência de saúde prestada à gestante nos períodos pré-parto e parto como também ao recém-nascido imediatamente após o nascimento na sala de parto e nas unidades neonatais 1,4 .…”
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