Journal article
The cause-specific morbidity and mortality, and referral patterns of all neonates admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the northern provinces of Vietnam over a one year period
M Miles, KTK Dung, LT Ha, NT Liem, K Ha, RW Hunt, K Mulholland, C Morgan, FM Russell
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: To describe the cause-specific morbidity and mortality, and referral patterns of all neonates admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the northern provinces of Vietnam. Design: A prospective hospital based observational study. Setting: The Neonatal Department, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam. Patients: All admissions to the Neonatal Department over a 12 month period. Main outcome measures: Cause-specific morbidity and mortality; deaths. Results: There were 5064 admissions with the commonest discharge diagnoses being infection (32%) and prematurity (29%). The case fatality ratio (CFR) was 13.9% (n = 703). Infection (38%), cardio/respiratory disorders (27%), cong..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "Fiona Russell held a National Health and Medical Research Council Early in Career Fellowship 2012-2015 (1035863). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.", "We would like to thank the staff of the Neonatal Department, NHP, Hanoi. Fiona Russell held a National Health and Medical Research Council Early in Career Fellowship 2012-2015 (1035863)." ]