การใช้เครื่องช่วยหายใจในทารกแรกเกิด ≤ 2,000 กรัม

บทคัดย่อ

During 1 October 1994 to 30 September 1995, 172 neonates with birth weight ≤ 2,000 grams were admitted to newborn unit in Chaoprayayomraj hospital. Fifty-five neonates required mechanical ventilation (31.9%). The causes of respiratory failure were birth asphyxia (22 cases), hyaline membrane disease (18 cases), apnea (9 cases), pneumonia (3 cases), sepsis (2 cases) and other (1 case). The mortality in the infants required mechanical ventilation was 49% compared to the total mortality of 25% in this low birth weight group. The complication and associated conditions were pneumonia, pneumothorax, atelectasis, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and sepsis. Retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed in 9 infants and 2 infants were severe.