Abstract
Methods Setting: JIPMER, a tertiary care teaching hospital, south India. Number of subjects: extramural neonates (<28 days) transported to JIPMER NICU (n=303). Study design: descriptive study. Transport and clinical details were recorded at arrival to NICU and all neonates were evaluated using a simple clinical score sick neonate score (SNS) as described below in Table 1. All neonates were followed up until discharge or expiry. To determine the association of clinical factors with outcome Chi-square and Fisher exact test were used. All statistical analyses were carried out at 5% level of significance and p value <0.05 was considered significant. To determine the cutoff value for the clinical score (SNS), receiver operated curve was plotted.
Highlights
Most of the neonates were transported by private ambulance (36%), followed by taxi (29%), bus (15%), 108 service (11%), two-wheeler (6%) and auto (3%)
All the components of sick neonate score (SNS) significantly correlated with outcome (i.e) lower the score, poorer the outcome
Neonates transported by 108 services and private ambulances had better SNS and outcome compared to neonates transported by other modes of transport
Summary
Neonatal transport in resource restricted settings: a simple clinical score at arrival and its role in predicting mortality From International Summit on Emergency Medicine and Trauma 2014 Puducherry, India. Objectives To describe the indications and mode of transport of extramural neonates to JIPMER NICU. To qualify the condition of neonates at arrival using a simple clinical score.
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