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Neonatal SepsisOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality and can lead to catastrophic consequences in the babies suffering from it.
Several studies have shown that neonatal sepsis affects the level of blood glucose. So our study was done to determine the prevalence of plasma glucose abnormalities among infants with neonatal sepsis and their association with mortality and morbidity. The study was conducted from April 2017 to March 2018 in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Benha Children Hospital and Menoufia University Hospital. A total of 114 neonates having sepsis were included.
All patients were subjected to the following:
1-Detailed history taking.
2- Physical examination.
3- Investigations: CBC, CRP, Blood culture, Urea, Creatinine in addition to measurement of plasma glucose level within 2 hours of NICU admission.
4-Follow up of all patients till hospital discharge to determine the occurrence of mortality and morbidity and their relation to blood glucose level.
Results:
* 8.7% of infants had hyperglycaemia while 8.7 percent had hypoglycaemia and 82.6% were normoglycaemic.