RESUMEN
Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is an accepted method of feeding premature infants. This case report records an unusual and previously unreported complication of NGT feeding in a neonate.
Asunto(s)
Intubación Gastrointestinal/efectos adversos , Nutrición Parenteral Total , Vejiga Urinaria/lesiones , Resultado Fatal , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Recien Nacido Prematuro , Intubación Gastrointestinal/instrumentación , Masculino , Radiografía , Vejiga Urinaria/diagnóstico por imagenRESUMEN
In the developing nation of Kuwait, we undertook a case-control study of 43 consecutively born, asphyxiated, term infants. The asphyxia incidence of 9.4/1000 was only slightly higher than that in more developed countries. Severe morbidity occurred in 1.1/1000, and mortality in 1.1/1000. We found significant associations between asphyxia and primiparity, maternal hypertension, consanguinity, increased length of labour, and instrumental deliveries. Maternal age, socio-economic class, maternal illnesses other than diabetes, and breech delivery did not seem to play a role. The fact that the chosen method of delivery failed for a number of the asphyxiated patients, necessitating emergency Caesarian section, suggests that obstetric factors may need closer analysis.