A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

作者: Richard D. Zachman

DOI: 10.1001/ARCHPEDI.1974.02110270039008

关键词: Intensive care unitObservation unitSurvival rateIntensive careCommunity hospitalNeonatal intensive care unitPediatricsMedicineRespiratory distressBirth weight

摘要: This report summarizes the first four years' experience of a regional neonatal intensive care unit. The facility, located in community hospital, includes normal newborn nursery, an observation unit, and Seventeen percent births enter 5% are admitted to A smaller (1.3%), totaling 604, were transferred unit four-year period. Respiratory distress was reason for admission about 45% patients. Hyperbilirubinemia occured 21%, surgery performed on 10%. total 25% all patients died. survival rate increased with birth weight (20% 30%

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