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Risks Of Neonatal Mortality In Neonates With Neonatal Encephalopathy In A Tertiary Newborn Care Unit In Zimbabwe Over A 12-Month Period

2022-04-28 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundNeonatal encephalopathy (NE) accounts for [~]23% of the 2.4 million annual global neonatal deaths. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. However, data from low resource settings are scarce. We reviewed risk factors of neonatal mortality in neonates admitted with NE from a tertiary neonatal unit in Zimbabwe. MethodsA retrospective review of risk factors of short-term NE mortality was conducted at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (SMCH) (November 2018 - October 2019). Data were...

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