Table 1.
Characteristics and outcome of 650 babies admitted to Harare Central Hospital at initial and repeat audit
| Initial audit |
Repeat audit |
P* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (unless otherwise specified) |
Percentage |
IQR |
Number of patients (unless otherwise specified) |
Percentage |
IQR |
||
| n=459 | n=189 | ||||||
| Female | 225 | 49 | 79 | 42 | 0.10 | ||
| Birth weight in kg | 2.8 | 2–3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3–3.25 | 1.00 | ||
| Inborn | 369 | 80 | 153 | 80 | 1.00 | ||
| Caesarean section | 115 | 25 | 48 | 25 | 1.00 | ||
| Most common diagnoses at admission by interns | |||||||
| Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy | 71 | 15 | 42 | 22 | 0.05 | ||
| Meconium exposure/aspiration | 95 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 0.08 | ||
| Prematurity (<37 weeks) | 133 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 0.92 | ||
| Respiratory distress | 207 | 45 | 90 | 47 | 0.60 | ||
| Sepsis | 371 | 81 | 111 | 59 | <0.0001 | ||
| Known maternal HIV infection | 60 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 0.90 | ||
| Outcomes | |||||||
| Discharged home | 361 | 79 | 161 | 84 | 0.08 | ||
| Died | 95 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 0.05 | ||
| Transferred to another hospital | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0.20 | ||
| Duration of admission in days (median) | 3 | 2.0–6.0 | 2 | 1.0–4.3 | <0.0001 | ||
* Fisher's Exact Test, t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test.