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ArticleCureus2023

A Study of the Prediction of Mortality in a Tertiary Care Hospital Using the Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS): An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.

Prakash Reddy, Beere Gowda, Abhinay R

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Prakash ReddyPediatrics, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, IND.
Beere GowdaPediatrics, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, IND.
Abhinay RPediatrics, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, IND.
Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIndia is a major contributor to neonatal deaths worldwide. There is a paucity of amenities for the management of neonatal health issues in rural areas of our country. Hence, there is a need to invent a reliable scoring system for the analysis of neonatal mortality.

aimThe aim of the study is to evaluate the Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS) as a predictor of mortality in neonatal care units in resource-limited settings. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional observational study was performed in the intensive care unit of our hospital. All the data were collected and analyzed using IBM Corp.'s Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.

resultsOverall, 71 participants were considered for the present study. The common clinical diagnoses noticed in our participants were meconium aspiration, malformation, and jaundice. The MSNS score compared between expired and discharged participants is found to be statistically significant with p<0.05.

conclusionThe MSNS scoring system is considered an ideal scoring system for detecting early mortality in neonates.

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deathdevelopmentintensive care unitmodified sick neonatal scoreneonatal careneonatal intensive care unit (nicu)neonatal mortalityneonatessick neonatal score

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PMID37273334
PMCPMC10237252
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