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Table 2 Clinical and Laboratory characteristics of Asphyxiated babies who were admitted at NICUs of Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia 2021 [n = 411]

From: Survival and predictors of asphyxia among neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care units of public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: a retrospective follow-up study

Covariates

Category

Total Number (%)

Status

Survived Number (%)

Censored Number (%)

Altered consciousness at admission

 

264(64.23)

172(56.39)

92(86.79)

Depressed Moro reflex at admission

 

270(65.69)

173(56.72)

97(91.51)

HIE stage at admission

Stage 1

127(30.9)

120(39.34)

7(6.60)

Stage 2

185(45.01)

148(48.2)

38(35.85)

Stage 3

99(24.09)

38(12.46)

61(57.55)

Additional medical diagnosis at admission

Respiratory distress

213(51.82)

156(51.15)

57(53.77)

hypothermia

354(86.13)

255(83.61)

99(93.40)

Hypoglycemia

19(4.62)

13(4.26)

6(5.66)

MASa

267(64.96)

195(63.93)

72(67.92)

Medical complication developed during their hospital stay

Hyperbilirubinemia

28(6.81)

26(8.52)

2(1.89)

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

15(3.65)

9(2.95)

6(5.66)

Acute kidney injury

23(5.6)

14(4.59)

9(8.49)

Thrombocytopenia

20(4.87)

15(4.92)

5(4.72)

Seizure

95(23.11)

71(23.28)

24(22.64)

Sepsis (HAI)

152(36.98)

112(36.72)

40(37.74)

Othersb

19(4.62)

15(4.92)

4(3.77)

Laboratory investigation within 24 h of age (Mean ± SD)

WBC (cell/mm3) [n = 310]

19.81 ± 0.57

19.37 ± 0.58

21.74 ± 1.7

HCT (%) [n = 310]

53.99 ± 0.57

53.74 ± 0.6

55 ± 1.4

Platelet (103) [n = 310]

191.96 ± 4.63

196.76 ± 4.9

171.62 ± 12

Sodium (mEq/L) [n = 123]

136.5 ± 6.4

136.7 ± 6.3

135.2 ± 7

Potassium(mEq/L) [116]

5.8 ± 1.4

5.8 ± 1.3

5.96 ± 1.7

Calcium(mEq/L) [n = 60]

8.6 ± 2.1

8.8 ± 1.8

7.9 ± 3.1

RBS (g/dl) [n = 241]

61.6 ± 67.8

61.4 ± 64.9

62.2 ± 75.5

AST (U/L) [n = 57]

225.71 ± 41.4

214.2 ± 42.4

321.2 ± 165.5

ALT (U/L) [n = 57]

73.82 ± 13.4

70.6 ± 12.8

100.5 ± 70.9

Cr (mg/dl) [n = 186]

1.15 ± 0.06

1.12 ± 0.07

1.44 ± 0.12

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