Length of Hospital Stay and Its Predictors Among Neonatal Sepsis Patients: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study

• Published in: International journal of general medicine Vol. 15; pp. 8133 - 8142
• Main Authors: Sisay, Eskinder Ayalew, Mengistu, Bethlehem Lemma, Taye, Workeabeba Abebe, Fentie, Atalay Mulu, Yabeyu, Abdella Birhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Macclesfield Dove Medical Press Limited 30.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Antibiotics; Birth weight; Comorbidity; Comparative analysis; Data collection; Ethiopia; Health aspects; hospital stay; Hospitalization; Independent sample; Infants (Newborn); Infection; Infections; Length of stay; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mortality; Multiple births; neonatal sepsis; Original Research; Pathogens; Patients; Risk factors; Sample size; Sepsis; Sociodemographics; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Introduction: Sepsis is common among neonates, and is often fatal. Hospitalization results in severe nosocomial infections which could be resistant to antibiotics. It also incurs higher fees for medical care. Methods: A retrospective follow-up study, which includes 206 neonates, was conducted to ass...