Short Term Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality of Preterms Who Had Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Initiated At Delivery At in Urban Sub Saharan African Setting: a Retrospective Cohort Study(Article)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a low-cost treatment modality for respiratory distress syndrome that has been shown to improve survival of preterm infants. However, its application at delivery is not routinely practiced in Uganda and Africa despite evidence from high income countries. Short term outcomes and predictors of mortality of preterm infants initiated on CPAP at Delivery at the St Francis hospital, Nsambya was reviewed in this study.
Authoured by: Victoria Nakibuuka Dr.
Academic units: Mother Kevin Post Graduate Medical School