Postoperative outcome of neonatal emergency surgeries in a tertiary care institute-A prospective observational study

CONCLUSION: Present study identified preterm birth, preoperative oxygen therapy, postoperative positive pressure ventilation, requirement of inotropes, and postoperative leukopenia as independent predictors of 6-week mortality. The possibility of early switch to noninvasive positive pressure ventilation was associated with a reduction in neonatal mortality.PMID:37483171 | DOI:10.1111/pan.14731

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - July 24, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sunaakshi Puri Indu Mohini Sen Neerja Bhardwaj Sandhya Yaddanapudi Preethy J Mathew Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay Ram Samujh Shivani Dogra Praveen Kumar Source Type: research