This study was conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unite of Children
Hospital of Damascus University from 1/6/97 to 31/12/97. The study led to the
following results:
1485 admissions over the inducated period resulted in 790 death
cases. The mort
ality rate was 53.19%.
Masculinity, prematurity, low-birth weight and the general bad
condition at admittance are the major risk-factors.
There was no clear effect of controlled or uncontrolled pregnancy,
location of delivery and patient transport on the mortality rate.
Infectious diseases are the main cause of mortality, followed by
respiratory diseases, congenital malformation, neurologic diseases,
surgical conditions and heart diseases respectively.
