Open AccessRisk factors and outcomes of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in neonatal intensive care unit of al-minya university hospital in Egypt
Author(s) -
Abdel Mohsen,
Amr Amin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.116406
Subject(s) - medicine , meconium aspiration syndrome , asphyxia , meconium , neonatal intensive care unit , apgar score , population , perinatal asphyxia , pediatrics , gestational age , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , environmental health , biology
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) result from the failure of the normal fetal-to-neonatal circulatory transition is associated with substantial infant mortality and morbidity.