Open AccessHyponatraemia in very low birth weight infants
Author(s) -
D. N. Ndwiga,
Fred Were,
R N Musoke
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i3.8888
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , gestational age , birth weight , incidence (geometry) , low birth weight , cohort , cohort study , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Infants less than 1500 grams at birth have been demonstrated to be particularly prone to development of low levels of serum sodium often leading to increased early neonatal morbidity and mortality. No local study has been done to quantify this problem among sick newborns. Studies elsewhere demonstrate a high incidence of hyponatraemia among such preterms.
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