Volumen 33 No. 2 (2015)

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Factores relacionados a sépsis neonatal. Unidad de Neonatología Clínica Humanitaria-Fundación Pablo Jaramillo
(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2015-10) Avilés Parra, Tamará; Cabrera Ordóñez, Paola; Vintimilla Coello, Esteban; Córdova-Neira, Fernando
An observational study of septic newborns occurred in the Neonatal Unit of Humanitarian Foundation Pablo Jaramillo was performed between January 2009 and December 2011. Its objective was to analyze the incidence of maternal antecedents and the newborn parameters as possible risk factors for sepsis, the laboratory parameters that help to diagnose infectious process in newborns and their results. During the time of the study 164 cases were admitted at risk of sepsis, suspected sepsis and bacterial sepsis (42.62 / 1000 born alive) and the mortality was 3.04%. Premature onset sepsis prevailed over late onset sepsis. The main factors in the maternal history were premature rupture of membranes followed by urinary tract infection. According to the factors of newborn, males prevailed, prematurity and low birth weight