Neonatal near miss in the intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Maria Rita Guimarães Maia (Author), Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari (Author), Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardelli (Author), Ieda Harumi Higarashi (Author), Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho (Author), Sandra Marisa Pelloso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze near miss cases among newborns hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study using the STROBE guideline. Data were collected from 1,101 records of live births (newborns). Statistical analysis used the Epi-Info program 3.3.2 and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Results: A total of 162 newborns were hospitalized, of which 63 had at least one criterion of near miss. The variables that remained associated with neonatal near miss were weight <1.750 g, gestational age <33 weeks and Apgar at 5 minutes <7, pragmatic criteria to identify cases of neonatal near miss morbidity. Conclusion: Prematurity and low birth weight were the factors that contributed most to the near miss outcome among newborns hospitalized in intensive care, a rate two and a half times higher than the number of deaths, according to scientific evidence.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0931