Non-disease specific management problems affecting the young infant population
| Admission status | 0–7 days (n=432) | 8–30 days (n=260) | 31–60 days (n=186) | 61–90 days (n=202) | Age adjusted OR for death (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported convulsions | 26/430 | 25/260 | 26/186 | 20/202 | 0.7 |
| 6% | 10% | 14% | 10% | (0.3 to 1.4) | |
| Oxygen saturation <90% | 87/376 | 36/240 | 25/168 | 16/172 | 3.8 |
| 23% | 15% | 15% | 9% | (2.5 to 5.8) | |
| Inability to feed | 125/429 | 30/260 | 21/186 | 14/201 | 7.4 |
| 29% | 12% | 11% | 7% | (4.8 to 11.2) | |
| Blood glucose <2.2 mmol/l | 83/363 | 19/208 | 9/134 | 2/115 | 1.5 |
| 23% | 9% | 8% | 2% | (1.0 to 2.4) | |
| Sodium <130 mmol/l | 20/374 | 21/231 | 13/159 | 11/170 | 1.6 |
| 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | (0.9 to 3.0) | |
| Impaired ventilation (venous pCO2 >7.0 kPa) | 18/145 | 1/97 | 3/51 | 0/61 | 5.0 |
| 12% | 1% | 6% | 0% | (1.8 to 14.2) | |
| Presence of metabolic acidosis (BE <−10 mEq/l) | 58/146 | 28/97 | 9/51 | 18/61 | 4.3 |
| 40% | 29% | 18% | 30% | (2.4 to 7.7) |