%0 Journal Article
%T Respiratory Distress in Full and Post Term Neonates: Prevalence, Etiologies and Outcomes in a Tertiary Health Center in Yaoundé
%A Didi Stanine Mefo Kue
%A Jeannette Epee Ngoue
%A Annie Carole Nga Motaze
%A Aude Sabine Nanfack
%A Anne Esther Njom-Nlend
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 351-359
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2021.113032
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Respiratory pathologies are top listed amongst neonatal morbidities.</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Our objective was to
describe the clinical features, causes and treatment of respiratory distress
(RD) in full and post term neonates in a tertiary health center in Yaound¨¦, the
Essos Hospital Centre (EHC). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Patients and Method: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was a
retrospective study. Full/post term neonates with RD from January 2017-December
2018 were included.</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Main
parameters: incidence of RD, etiologies, risk factors for severity and
mortality. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">We included 186 neonates among 2312 newborn babies.
The RD prevalence rate was 8%. Sex ratio of 2.15 was favoring male, median
gestational age of 38 weeks. Clinical signs of RD were dominated by a Silverman
score above 4/10 in 64%.</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Main
etiologies were pneumonia (44%),</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">followed by transient ta</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">chypnea</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(35.4).</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Perinatal asphyxia</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(OR</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9.412, P</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.005)
and cyanosis</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(O</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">R</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">6.509; P</span><span
%K Neonatal Infection
%K Respiratory Distress
%K Term Neonates
%K Transient Tachypnea
%K Respiratory Distress
%K Yaound&#233
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110812