Analyzing Risk Factors for Brain Damages in a Group of Newborns with High Risk of Neurodevelopmental Sequelae: A Moroccan Study

Authors

  • S. Ait Malk Service de médecine et réanimation néonatales, Centre National de Néonatologie et Nutrition, hôpital d’Enfants, Centre hospitalier Ibn Sina, bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi 10100 Rabat, Morocco
  • MA. Radouani Service de médecine et réanimation néonatales, Centre National de Néonatologie et Nutrition, hôpital d’Enfants, Centre hospitalier Ibn Sina, bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi 10100 Rabat, Morocco
  • Y. Taboz, Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39 université ibn tofail-CNESTEN RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA Kénitra, Morocco
  • H Benkirane Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, université ibn tofail-CNESTEN; RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA Kénitra, Morocco
  • H Aguenaou Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, université ibn tofail-CNESTEN; RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Kénitra, Morocco.
  • HM Mrabet Equipe de recherche en santé et nutrition du couple mère enfant, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Rabat-Université Mohammed V, Morocco Equipe de recherche en santé publique, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Rabat- Université Mohammed V Souissi, Morocco.
  • Amina Barkat Service de médecine et réanimation néonatales,Centre National de Néonatologie et Nutrition, hôpital d’Enfants, Centre hospitalier Ibn Sina, bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi 10100, Rabat, Morocco. Equipe de recherche en santé et nutrition du couple mère enfant, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Rabat Université Mohammed V, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v5i1.4272

Abstract

Abstract

 

The aim of the study is to identify risk factors for occurrence of perinatal brain injury objectified in transfontanellar ultrasound (TFU) in a group of infants with high risk of neurodevelopmental sequelae. It’s a retrospective study, conducted at the neonatal intensive care unit of the Children's Hospital of Rabat, during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2014. Were included newborns hospitalized for a medical condition with intrauterine croissance retardation (ICUR) more than 5 days and have survived. The neurological workup includes TFU made between day 2 and day 5 of life. Data analysis was performed on SPSS 18.0 software. The level of significance was p <0.05.  The percentage of newborns that developed neurological damage to the TFU was 36%. Patients with abnormalities in the TFU had a breakdown time, duration dependence of O2, duration of hospitalization and a higher frequency of nosocomial infections than patients without abnormality. The interest in the prevention of nosocomial infections is to try to shorten the duration of invasive ventilation, favoring fast relay noninvasive ventilation.

 

Keywords: brain injury; newborns; prematurity, neurodevelopmental sequelae, trans-fontanellar ultrasound.

 

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Vol 5 No 1 April 2016

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