Are We Able to Prevent Neonatal Readmission? A Retrospective Analysis from a Pediatrics Department in Ploiești, Romania
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Diagnosis | Number of Patients Diagnosed |
---|---|
Mild protein energy malnutrition | 27 (25%) |
Fever | 22 (20.3%) |
Bronchiolitis | 19 (17.5%) |
Diarrhea and infectious gastroenteritis | 16 (14.8%) |
Acute rhinoconjunctivitis | 10 (9.2%) |
Pyodermitis | 5 (4.6%) |
Late-onset sepsis | 4 (3.7%) |
Urinary tract infection | 3 (2.7%) |
Jaundice | 1 (0.9%) |
Influenza | 1 (0.9%) |
Number of Patients (n = 108) | |
---|---|
Gender | |
| 65 (60.1%) |
| 43 (39.8%) |
APGAR score | |
| 96 (88.8%) |
| 11 (10.1%) |
| 1 (0.92%) |
Type of birth | |
| 60 (55.5%) |
| 48 (44.4%) |
Maternal age (years) | |
| 12 (11.1%) |
| 81 (75%) |
| 15 (13.8%) |
Number of children | |
| 84 (77.7%) |
| 21 (19.4%) |
| 2 (1.85%) |
| 1 (0.92%) |
Gestational age and birthweight | |
| 93 (86.1%) |
| 7 (6.48%) |
| 8 (7.4%) |
Length of hospital stay (pediatric unit) | |
| 80 (74.1%) |
| 28 (25.9%) |
Feeding | |
| 19 (17.6%) |
| 36 (33.3%) |
| 37 (34.2%) |
| 16 (14.8%) |
Area | |
| 76 (70.3%) |
| 32 (29.6%) |
Newborn age at admission | |
| 13 (12.1%) |
| 31 (28.7%) |
| 31 (28.7%) |
| 33 (30.5%) |
Newborn age at discharge after birth (Maternity) | |
| 37 (34.2%) |
| 60 (55.5%) |
| 9 (8.33%) |
| 2 (1.85%) |
Variables | Relationship (p-Value) * |
---|---|
Gender | 0.169 |
APGAR score | 0.95 |
Maternal age | 0.056 |
Type of birth | 0.65 |
Number of children | <0.001 |
Area of residence | 0.37 |
Age (days) at discharge from maternity unit | <0.001 |
Gestational age | 0.76 |
Type of feeding | 0.68 |
Investigations and Results | Number of Patients |
---|---|
Umbilical swab | |
| 3 (2.7%) |
| 1 (0.92%) |
| 2 (1.85%) |
Nasal swab | |
| 20 (18.5%) |
| 2 (1.85%) |
| 1 (0.92%) |
Ophthalmic swab—Staphylococcus aureus | 2 (1.85%) |
Urine culture | |
| 3 (2.7%) |
| 4 (3.7%) |
Positive COVID-19 Antigen/PCR ** | 4 (3.7%) |
Positive Type A Influenza Antigen | 1 (0.92%) |
Positive Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Antigen | 1 (0.92%) |
Positive Rotavirus Antigen | 2 (1.85%) |
High CRP (C-reactive protein) (>5 mg/dL) | 16 (14.8%) |
Complete blood count revealing anemia (hemoglobin < 12 g/dL, hematocrit < 35%) | 17 (15.7%) |
Hyperbilirubinemia (total serum bilirubin > 10 mg/dL) | 14 (12.9%) |
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Roșca, I.; Constantin, A.T.; Popescu, D.E.; Jura, A.M.C.; Miu, A.; Turenschi, A. Are We Able to Prevent Neonatal Readmission? A Retrospective Analysis from a Pediatrics Department in Ploiești, Romania. Medicina 2024, 60, 705. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050705
Roșca I, Constantin AT, Popescu DE, Jura AMC, Miu A, Turenschi A. Are We Able to Prevent Neonatal Readmission? A Retrospective Analysis from a Pediatrics Department in Ploiești, Romania. Medicina. 2024; 60(5):705. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050705
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoșca, Ioana, Andreea Teodora Constantin, Daniela Eugenia Popescu, Ana Maria Cristina Jura, Anca Miu, and Alina Turenschi. 2024. "Are We Able to Prevent Neonatal Readmission? A Retrospective Analysis from a Pediatrics Department in Ploiești, Romania" Medicina 60, no. 5: 705. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050705
APA StyleRoșca, I., Constantin, A. T., Popescu, D. E., Jura, A. M. C., Miu, A., & Turenschi, A. (2024). Are We Able to Prevent Neonatal Readmission? A Retrospective Analysis from a Pediatrics Department in Ploiești, Romania. Medicina, 60(5), 705. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050705