Table 5.
Summary of clinical presentation
| Clinical manifestations | Numbers (N = 47), N (%) |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular | 36 (76.6) |
| Shock/cardiac dysfunction | 14/36 |
| Arrhythmia | 11/36 |
| Dilated coronaries/aneurysm | 6/36 |
| Tachycardia | 4/36 |
| PPHN | 4/36 |
| Pericardial effusion | 3/36 |
| Intracardiac thrombus | 2/36 |
| Mitral regurgitation | 1/36 |
| Respiratory | 27 (55.3) |
| Respiratory distress | 27/27 |
| Pulmonary oedema | 3/27 |
| Respiratory failure | 1/27 |
| Gastrointestinal | 20 (42.6) |
| Feeding intolerance | 13/20 |
| Loose stool/diarrhoea | 4/20 |
| Vomiting | 2/20 |
| Enterocolitis | 2/20 |
| GI bleeding | 2/20 |
| Fever | 17 (36.2) |
| Haematological | 17 (36.2) |
| Thrombocytopaenia | 14/17 |
| Leukopenia | 6/17 |
| Anaemia | 5/17 |
| Neutropenia | 5/17 |
| Lymphopenia | 2/17 |
| Hepatic | 8 (17.0) |
| Liver dysfunction | 5/8 |
| Hepatomegaly | 3/8 |
| Renal | 6 (12.8) |
| Acute kidney injury | 6/6 |
| Cutaneous | 5 (10.6) |
| Rash | 5/5 |
| Neurological | 5 (10.6) |
| Seizure | 5/5 |
| Decreased reflexes | 1/5 |
PPHN, pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.