Summary:
Objective: To describe the characteristics of neonates
admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) and their outcome in
a tertiary care paediatric hospital in Bangladesh.
Study Design: Retrospective, descriptive study.
Setting and Duration of Study: Paediatric intensive care unit
in Dhaka Shishu Hospital from January to December 2011.
Methods: Data was retrieved from file records of all admitted
neonates regarding age, gender, gestational age, birth and
admission weight, reason for admission and outcome.
Results: During this study period, the total number of
patients admitted was 191; most of them were neonates (146,
76.4%). Among the 146 neonates, the highest number
comprised of birth asphyxia (55, 37.7%), followed by serious
bacterial infections (sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis) (30,
20.5%) preterm low birth weight (LBW) babies (28, 19.2%),