Table 3.
Comparison between common causes and fatality of neonatal respiratory distress in our study with other studies.
Cause |
TTN |
Sepsis |
HMD |
MAS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F% |
CFR (%) |
F% |
CFR (%) |
F% |
CFR (%) |
F% |
CFR (%) |
|
The present study |
28 |
0 |
24 |
33.3 |
15 |
86.7 |
6 |
33.3 |
Indian study [10] |
42.7* |
- |
17 |
- |
9.3 |
57.1 |
10.7* |
21.8 |
Italian study [6] |
0.93 |
1.3* |
0.07 |
21.7 |
1.16 |
24 |
0.06 |
10.3 |
Qian’s study [8] |
1.83 |
5* |
- |
- |
5.44 |
31.4 |
3.13 |
17.8 |
CFR - Case fatality rate, F - Frequency, HMD - Hyaline newborn disease, MAS - Meconium aspiration syndrome, TTN - Transient tachypnoea of the newborn.
*
These figures are higher than those in our study.