PP-263. Extreme and very low birth weight newborns in a neonatal ıntensive care unit — 3 years casuistry

During the period studied, late preterm infants accounted for approximately 77% of all preterm births and 50.5% were male. Of the mothers, 15.4% had a morbidity. Caesarean-section delivery rate was 42.2%. Need for oxygen and respiratory distress rates were significantly higher (p<0.01) in caesarean group. Prenatal steroids were used for 27.8% of the mothers who delivered at 34, 6.5% at 35 and 1.5% at 36 weeks. Of the infants born at 34, 35 and 36 weeks, 45.6%, 21.6% and 9.4% suffered from respiratory distress (p<0.0001), respectively. About 27% were admitted to NICU and 10.5% required supplemental oxygen support. Eight percent required respiratory support in the form of nasal CPAP or mechanical ventilation. Respiratory distress was mainly caused by respiratory distress syndrome (10.5%) and transient tachypnea of the newborn (43%). About 46% of the infants had jaundice requiring phototherapy, 10% feeding problems and 12.5% hypoglycaemia. Re-hospitalization in the first 3 months of life occurred in 12.3% of the cases. Most common reasons were bronquiolitis (40%) and jaundice (25%).