Table 3.
Morbidity pattern of neonates admitted to COVID hospital NICU (n = 38).
| Morbidity | No | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Prematurity (<37 weeks) | 27 | 71 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 8 | 21 |
| Surfactant | 4 | 10.5 |
| Transient tachypnea of newborn | 7 | 18.4 |
| Assisted ventilation | 13 | 34.2 |
| Hypotension requiring inotropes | 8 | 21 |
| Seizures | 8 | 21 |
| Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (Grade II or III) |
6 | 15.8 |
| Hypoglycemia | 4 | 10.5 |
| Clinical Sepsis | 12 | 31.6 |
| Culture positive sepsis | 4 (Acenatobacter boumanii,Candida krusei,Staph. hemolyticus,Candida krusei) | 10.5 |
| Polycythemia requiring partial exchange transfusion | 1 | 2.6 |
| Hyperbillirubinemia requiring phototherapy | 15 | 39.5 |
| Acute kidney injury | 6 | 15.8 |
| Coagulopathy | 7 | 18.4 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | 1 | 2.6 |
| Mortality (<28 days) | 5 | 13.2 |
| Stillborn | 2 | 5.2 |