Open AccessCLINICAL PROFILE OF NEONATES WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Author(s) -
Poonam Meena,
Satish Kumar Meena,
Ashok Kumar Meena,
Ritu Sehra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i12.2330
Subject(s) - respiratory distress , tachypnea , medicine , respiratory system , respiratory rate , pediatrics , presentation (obstetrics) , distress , anesthesia , surgery , heart rate , clinical psychology , blood pressure , tachycardia
Background: To study the clinical profile of neonates with respiratory distress.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 100 cases. Term, pre-term and post-term babies both in-borns and out-borns cases were included in the study.
Results: The majority of cases 85.00% presented with increased respiratory rate, chest in drawings. 85.00% babies had flaring of alae nasi.
Conclusion: Increased respiratory rate along with chest in drawing, flaring of alae nasi are the presentation of RD in majority of cases.
Keywords: Respiratory distress, Clinical profile, Tachypnea