Abstract
Background: Neonatal pneumonia is a serious respiratory infectious disease which is very common in worldwide.
Objective: in this study our main objective is to assess clinical profile of neonatal pneumonia in NICU of a secondary care center.
Method: this cross sectional study was done at secondary care center from March 2015 to march 2017 among 100 neonates. All neonates’ data were recorded and analyzed through SPSS version 20 (SPSS, Chicago, IL).
Results: in the study most of the patients were male 62% and prolonged rupture of membrane was documented in majority of the enrolled newborn patients 86%. Also majority 78% of the neonatal pneumonia was cured while 2% left against medical advice and 20% died during their hospital course.
Conclusion: after many examination we can conclude that establishment of secondary level newborn care units is a feasible option that will help to minimize overall incidence of pneumonia among neonates. Further study is needed for better outcome near future.
Keywords: Neonatal pneumonia, NICU, Bacterial infection.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Md. Shamsur Rahman
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Satkhira Medical College, Bangladesh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.15
