[Neonatal asphyxia in full-term infants].
This study includes 57 children born at term with asphyxia and admitted to Children's Department, Rikshospitalet, during the period 1981-85. The mortality in this study was 14% which proves that asphyxia represents a serious illness in newborn infants. The results of this investigation confirm that Apgar score is not a very precise parameter and offers limited information when estimating prognosis after birth. 17% of the newborn infants suffered from neonatal seizures during their first day in the neonatal period, and this symptom appears to indicate a high risk of subsequent mortality and morbidity. Nearly 44% of the newborns needed mechanical ventilation.
Odden
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Neonatologisk forskningslaboratorium, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
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D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis
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