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Article Name - Developing a New Scoring System for Diagnosing Shock in Critically-Ill Neonates Admitted in NICU in a Resource Poor Country

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  • Keywords Neonates; Shock; Shock score; Clinical parameters ... 2024-01-23
  • Introduction Shock is an acute, complex state of circulatory dysfunction resulting in insufficient oxygen and nutrient delivery to the tissues relative to their metabolic demand leading to cellular dysfun ... 2024-01-23
  • Materials and Methods This cross sectional study was carried out in Sick Newborn care unit, department of pediatrics, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi memorial medical college, Kanpur from Dec 2015 to July 2017. Written a ... 2024-01-23
  • Results In the present study, 122 critically ill newborns having shock were studies. Of these, 66 (54%) were males and 56 (46%) were females with following diagnosis: 51 (41.8%) preterms, 36 (29.5%) ... 2024-01-23
  • Discussion Neonatal shock is a very prevalent clinical challenge in front of doctors working in NICU. Shock can be of following types: Distributive: Secondary to abnormal pheripheral vasoregulation, sepsi ... 2024-01-23
  • Conclusion The study concluded that core to peripheral temperature difference was the most sensitive and tachycardia was the best predictor of neonatal shock. A new shock score has been developed using ... 2024-01-23
  • References McIntyre LA, Hebert PC, Fergusson D, Cook DJ, Aziz A, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. A survey of Canadian intensivists' resuscitation practices in early septic shock. Crit Care. 2007;11(4 ... 2024-01-23