Editing ROP in Germany (section)

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A total of eight patients died after their diagnosis within the hospital; four males and two females. This represented a death rate of 60.33 per 10,000, a higher rate than total neonatal death rate (24.2 per 10,000). The mean duration of stay of the patients was 110.9 (SD=29.3, HK =79,11 % ). All of the patients had Respiratory distress syndrome and seven of them were diagnosed with Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period that required surfactant. Moreover, seven have had neonatal jaundice and were exposed to light therapy.

Further 3 patients died after 28 days.

The death rate was 65.13% in the group of patients with birth weight less than 500 gm, and declined to 23.16% in the group of birth weight of 500-750 gm and 6.12% in the group of 750-1000 gm.








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