Abstract
BACKGROUND:Pneumothorax is the most common air-leak syndrome in neonatal period. It can be defined as accumulation of air between the parietal and visceral pleura.OBJECTIVE:To study the general characteristics, risk factors, causes, management details, and the outcomes of neonatal pneumothorax.PATIENTS AND METHODS:It is a prospective observational study included thirty infants at neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital from 1st of October 2018 to the 30th of September 2019 and Patients were evaluated for: gender, gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score at 1&5 minutes, mode of delivery, time of pneumothorax development, localization, and the presence of lung pathology.RESULTS:During the study period, 1967 neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, thirty infants were diagnosed. The incidence was 1.52%. This study showed that (70%) of neonates were male and (60%) had low birth weight. Respiratory distress syndrome was found in (60%). It occurs spontaneously in (23%), after invasive mechanical ventilation in 6 cases, and after noninvasive ventilation in 17 cases. Tube thoracostomy and closed underwater drainage were performed in 26 cases. Mortality rate was 43,3%.CONCLUSION:Pneumothorax occur more frequently with use of assisted ventilation, especially those with underlying medical illnesses, and it carries high risk mortality.
Recommended Citation
Flayyih, Farah; Adil, Saja; Hussein, Sawsan; and AL-Awqati, Tala
(2024)
"Characteristics of Pneumothorax in a Neonatal Unit at Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 23:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2024.138482
Available at:
https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol23/iss1/2
DOI
10.52573/ipmj.2024.138482