Objectives: To evaluate the application of good practices in neonatal care in tertiary maternity. Methodology: Cross-sectional observational, hospital-based observational study with analysis of neonates eligible for good practices born between 01/01/2017 and 06/30/2017. Results: 2.481 births were evaluated, and 1.930 patients were eligible. Of these, 46.9% were born of vaginal deliveries and 53.1% were cesarean...
Background To evaluate the association between delays in obstetric care and neonatal near-miss mortality events and death in a public maternity referral center. Methods This case-control study enrolled 142 neonates, meeting the near-miss criteria of 5-min Apgar < 7, weight < 1500 g, gestational age < 32 weeks, and use of mechanical ventilation or congenital malformation, as well as 284 controls (without the nea...
Objectives: To evaluate the hospital mortality rate of very low birth weight neonates of the Neonatal Service of a tertiary public maternity hospital in Fortaleza. Methods: Retrospective cohort study based on secondary data, including all live newborns weighing less than 1,500g born at Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand in Fortaleza from 01/01/18 to 30/06/18. The newborns were followed from birth to dischar...
Introdução: malformações congênitas são importantes causas de mortalidade infantil nos recém-nascidos (RNs) prematuros, sendo a cardiopatia congênita (CC) uma das responsáveis. Objetivo: demonstrar o perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos RNs submetidos à cirurgia de correção de persistência do canal arterial (PCA) à beira do leito. Material e Métodos: estudo longitudinal retrospectivo, realizado nas Unidades de T...