Background: Kangaroo Mother Care is a simple safe method used to care for low-birth-weight babies. Low-birth-weight is a global public health issue that pose significant challenge to perinatal care systems. Globally, ...Background: Kangaroo Mother Care is a simple safe method used to care for low-birth-weight babies. Low-birth-weight is a global public health issue that pose significant challenge to perinatal care systems. Globally, complications due to low-birth-weight are the leading cause of neonatal mortality, resulting in an estimated 1 million deaths annually. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a low-cost method of care for low-birth-weight infants in areas with inadequate incubators and power outages with positive outcomes. Objectives: To assess factors influencing acceptability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in NICU at Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital in Ndola, Zambia. Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative analytical study design was used. The study was conducted at Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital (ADCH) in Ndola, Zambia. The purposive sampling method was used to select the study participants and a total of 129 mothers with Low Weight Babies A were selected to participate structured closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants using an interview. Data was analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) software version 26. Cross tabulations were done to determine association of variables using a Chi square (x<sup>2</sup>) test at 95% confidence interval and were assumptions where not met, fishers exact test was used. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to quantify the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Results: Most of the respondents had male babies 77%, 69% of the babies weighed 1000 g - 1400 g, majority 79% had normal delivery, 71% of the respondents were multigravida and most of the respondents 79% were married. The study reviewed that 85% of those who attained secondary education accepted KMC, 74% of the respondents without monthly income accepted KMC, 80% of the respondents had positive attitude and accepted KMC. 82% of the respondents who had positive perception accepted KMC. Conclusion: Acceptance of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) among 75% of the mothers underscores its widespread favourability as a beneficial method for infant care.展开更多
目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)...目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)尖端移位的影响,并横向比较影响程度,帮助医护人员更好地把握导管尖端位置监测的时机。方法回顾性分析2021年1月—2022年6月在医院NICU住院并使用PICC的VLBW,按出生体质量和胎龄关系分为AGA组45例和SGA组19例,记录首次置管当日身长(Ht_(1))以及PICC尖端位置、置管期间胸片检查当日身长(Ht_(n))以及PICC尖端位置,并计算相应的身长增长率。身长增长率与PICC尖端移位的相关性用Spearman秩相关分析。将AGA和SGA的身长增长率分别与PICC尖端移位进行简单线性回归分析,构建回归模型,用协方差分析比较两组回归直线。结果VLBW中AGA组97.8%患儿出现移位,SGA组所有的患儿都出现移位,占比最多的均为移位3个椎体。Spearman秩相关分析结果显示,两组患儿身长增长率与PICC尖端移位均具有相关性(AGA组rs=-0.719,P<0.001;SGA组rs=-0.769,P<0.001),随着VLBW身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏。简单线性回归分析结果显示,AGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.517,调整后R^(2)=0.513,F=129.487,P<0.001),SGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.591,调整后R^(2)=0.585,F=95.385,P<0.001)。协方差分析结果显示,由于回归系数检验没有统计学意义,两条直线平行,说明身长增长率对两组患儿位移的影响一致。截距比较有统计学意义(F=9.265,P=0.003),说明两组患儿位移的起点不同(即增长率为零时的位移位置),说明位移与是否为AGA、SGA有关。结论随着VLBW中AGA和SGA身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏,但相同的身长增长率,SGA引起的导管尖端移位幅度更大。建议AGA身长增长率12.4%、SGA身长增长率9.5%可作为监测导管尖端位置的重要时机,以免导管尖端进一步移位至非中心静脉,导致相关并发症发生。展开更多
目的评价新生儿序贯器官衰竭评分(nSOFA)对极低出生体重儿晚发败血症死亡风险的预测价值。方法采用单中心、回顾性病例对照性研究。收集2018—2021年于南京医科大学附属苏州医院(苏州市立医院)新生儿科重症监护室住院的首次患有晚发败...目的评价新生儿序贯器官衰竭评分(nSOFA)对极低出生体重儿晚发败血症死亡风险的预测价值。方法采用单中心、回顾性病例对照性研究。收集2018—2021年于南京医科大学附属苏州医院(苏州市立医院)新生儿科重症监护室住院的首次患有晚发败血症的95例极低出生体重儿确诊感染时及感染6 h后的nSOFA评分,上述患者以持续使用抗生素后发生的临床结局分为死亡组和存活组。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线评估nSOFA评分对极低出生体重儿晚发败血症死亡风险的预测价值。结果感染后6 h晚发败血症死亡组nSOFA与存活组相比,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),而在确诊感染时差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。感染后6 h nSOFA评分预测模型ROC的AUC=0.873(95%CI 0.729~1.00,P=0.000),而确诊感染时AUC=0.541(95%CI 0.32~0.77,P=0.69)。感染后6 h nSOFA评分约登指数最大值为0.687,最佳截断值为6.5分。结论确诊败血症后6 h nSOFA能较好地预测极低出生体重儿的死亡风险。监测nSOFA对改善新生儿脓毒症预后有一定的临床价值。展开更多
Background Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is a life-threatening respiratory complication of extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs).However,the risk factors for PH are controversial.Therefore,the purpose of this study ...Background Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is a life-threatening respiratory complication of extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs).However,the risk factors for PH are controversial.Therefore,the purpose of this study was to analyze the perinatal risk factors and short-term outcomes of PH in ELBWIs.Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of live born infants who had birth weights that were less than 1000 g,lived for at least 12 hours,and did not have major congenital anomalies.A logistic regression model was established to analyze the risk factors associated with PH.Results There were 168 ELBWIs born during this period.A total of 160 infants were included,and 30 infants were diagnosed with PH.Risk factors including gestational age,small for gestational age,intubation in the delivery room,surfactant in the delivery room,repeated use of surfactant,higher FiO2 during the first day,invasive ventilation during the first day and early onset sepsis (EOS) were associated with the occurrence of PH by univariate analysis.In the logistic regression model,EOS was found to be an independent risk factor for PH.The mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage rate of the group of ELBWIs with PH were significantly higher than those of the group of ELBWIs without PH.The rates of periventricular leukomalacia,moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe retinopathy of prematurity,and the duration of the hospital stay were not significantly different between the PH and no-PH groups.Conclusions Although PH did not extend hospital stay or increase the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia,it increased the mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage rate in ELBWIs.EOS was the independent risk factor for PH in ELBWIs.展开更多
文摘Background: Kangaroo Mother Care is a simple safe method used to care for low-birth-weight babies. Low-birth-weight is a global public health issue that pose significant challenge to perinatal care systems. Globally, complications due to low-birth-weight are the leading cause of neonatal mortality, resulting in an estimated 1 million deaths annually. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a low-cost method of care for low-birth-weight infants in areas with inadequate incubators and power outages with positive outcomes. Objectives: To assess factors influencing acceptability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in NICU at Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital in Ndola, Zambia. Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative analytical study design was used. The study was conducted at Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital (ADCH) in Ndola, Zambia. The purposive sampling method was used to select the study participants and a total of 129 mothers with Low Weight Babies A were selected to participate structured closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants using an interview. Data was analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) software version 26. Cross tabulations were done to determine association of variables using a Chi square (x<sup>2</sup>) test at 95% confidence interval and were assumptions where not met, fishers exact test was used. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to quantify the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Results: Most of the respondents had male babies 77%, 69% of the babies weighed 1000 g - 1400 g, majority 79% had normal delivery, 71% of the respondents were multigravida and most of the respondents 79% were married. The study reviewed that 85% of those who attained secondary education accepted KMC, 74% of the respondents without monthly income accepted KMC, 80% of the respondents had positive attitude and accepted KMC. 82% of the respondents who had positive perception accepted KMC. Conclusion: Acceptance of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) among 75% of the mothers underscores its widespread favourability as a beneficial method for infant care.
文摘目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)尖端移位的影响,并横向比较影响程度,帮助医护人员更好地把握导管尖端位置监测的时机。方法回顾性分析2021年1月—2022年6月在医院NICU住院并使用PICC的VLBW,按出生体质量和胎龄关系分为AGA组45例和SGA组19例,记录首次置管当日身长(Ht_(1))以及PICC尖端位置、置管期间胸片检查当日身长(Ht_(n))以及PICC尖端位置,并计算相应的身长增长率。身长增长率与PICC尖端移位的相关性用Spearman秩相关分析。将AGA和SGA的身长增长率分别与PICC尖端移位进行简单线性回归分析,构建回归模型,用协方差分析比较两组回归直线。结果VLBW中AGA组97.8%患儿出现移位,SGA组所有的患儿都出现移位,占比最多的均为移位3个椎体。Spearman秩相关分析结果显示,两组患儿身长增长率与PICC尖端移位均具有相关性(AGA组rs=-0.719,P<0.001;SGA组rs=-0.769,P<0.001),随着VLBW身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏。简单线性回归分析结果显示,AGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.517,调整后R^(2)=0.513,F=129.487,P<0.001),SGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.591,调整后R^(2)=0.585,F=95.385,P<0.001)。协方差分析结果显示,由于回归系数检验没有统计学意义,两条直线平行,说明身长增长率对两组患儿位移的影响一致。截距比较有统计学意义(F=9.265,P=0.003),说明两组患儿位移的起点不同(即增长率为零时的位移位置),说明位移与是否为AGA、SGA有关。结论随着VLBW中AGA和SGA身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏,但相同的身长增长率,SGA引起的导管尖端移位幅度更大。建议AGA身长增长率12.4%、SGA身长增长率9.5%可作为监测导管尖端位置的重要时机,以免导管尖端进一步移位至非中心静脉,导致相关并发症发生。
文摘目的评价新生儿序贯器官衰竭评分(nSOFA)对极低出生体重儿晚发败血症死亡风险的预测价值。方法采用单中心、回顾性病例对照性研究。收集2018—2021年于南京医科大学附属苏州医院(苏州市立医院)新生儿科重症监护室住院的首次患有晚发败血症的95例极低出生体重儿确诊感染时及感染6 h后的nSOFA评分,上述患者以持续使用抗生素后发生的临床结局分为死亡组和存活组。采用受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线评估nSOFA评分对极低出生体重儿晚发败血症死亡风险的预测价值。结果感染后6 h晚发败血症死亡组nSOFA与存活组相比,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),而在确诊感染时差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。感染后6 h nSOFA评分预测模型ROC的AUC=0.873(95%CI 0.729~1.00,P=0.000),而确诊感染时AUC=0.541(95%CI 0.32~0.77,P=0.69)。感染后6 h nSOFA评分约登指数最大值为0.687,最佳截断值为6.5分。结论确诊败血症后6 h nSOFA能较好地预测极低出生体重儿的死亡风险。监测nSOFA对改善新生儿脓毒症预后有一定的临床价值。
文摘Background Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is a life-threatening respiratory complication of extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs).However,the risk factors for PH are controversial.Therefore,the purpose of this study was to analyze the perinatal risk factors and short-term outcomes of PH in ELBWIs.Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of live born infants who had birth weights that were less than 1000 g,lived for at least 12 hours,and did not have major congenital anomalies.A logistic regression model was established to analyze the risk factors associated with PH.Results There were 168 ELBWIs born during this period.A total of 160 infants were included,and 30 infants were diagnosed with PH.Risk factors including gestational age,small for gestational age,intubation in the delivery room,surfactant in the delivery room,repeated use of surfactant,higher FiO2 during the first day,invasive ventilation during the first day and early onset sepsis (EOS) were associated with the occurrence of PH by univariate analysis.In the logistic regression model,EOS was found to be an independent risk factor for PH.The mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage rate of the group of ELBWIs with PH were significantly higher than those of the group of ELBWIs without PH.The rates of periventricular leukomalacia,moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe retinopathy of prematurity,and the duration of the hospital stay were not significantly different between the PH and no-PH groups.Conclusions Although PH did not extend hospital stay or increase the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia,it increased the mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage rate in ELBWIs.EOS was the independent risk factor for PH in ELBWIs.
