Abstract:Purpose: Meconium aspiration syndrome as one of the devasting conditions which remains the major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Preterm infants affected by this life-threatening disease did not get enough attention. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with mortality of preterm infant hospitalized with meconium aspiration syndrome. Methods: We undertook a case-control study in a neonatal diagnosis and treatment center in China over a ten-year period. Preterm newborns affect… Show more
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