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Evolution of neonatal intensive care in a district general hospital. 1986

S K Jivani

Before 1975 in Blackburn in the Premature Baby Unit monitoring facilities were limited. Ambient oxygen monitoring, blood gas analysis, and ventilation were not being performed. Gradually, special care was introduced and from 1978-80 all babies requiring intensive care and long term ventilatory care were transferred to the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Not all babies with incipient or established respiratory failure, however, could be accepted, and those declined had unfavourable outcomes. In 1981 local intensive and ventilatory care was begun, and since then the survival of all babies has improved considerably. Our early neonatal mortality and neonatal mortality have fallen below the regional levels. In a district general hospital it is possible to achieve survival figures comparable with those of a regional centre.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007226	Infant Mortality	Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.	Neonatal Mortality,Mortality, Infant,Postneonatal Mortality,Infant Mortalities,Mortalities, Infant,Mortalities, Neonatal,Mortalities, Postneonatal,Mortality, Neonatal,Mortality, Postneonatal,Neonatal Mortalities,Postneonatal Mortalities
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007363	Intensive Care Units, Neonatal	Hospital units providing continuing surveillance and care to acutely ill newborn infants.	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,Neonatal Intensive Care Units,Newborn Intensive Care Unit,Newborn Intensive Care Units,ICU, Neonatal,Neonatal ICU,Newborn ICU,Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU),ICU, Newborn,ICUs, Neonatal,ICUs, Newborn,Neonatal ICUs,Newborn ICUs
D008297	Male		Males
D001724	Birth Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Birthweight,Birth Weights,Birthweights,Weight, Birth,Weights, Birth
D003422	Critical Care	Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.	Intensive Care,Intensive Care, Surgical,Surgical Intensive Care,Care, Critical,Care, Intensive,Care, Surgical Intensive
D004739	England	A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D005260	Female		Females
D006767	Hospitals, District	Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.	District Hospitals,District Hospital,Hospital, District
D006769	Hospitals, General	Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.	General Hospital,General Hospitals,Hospital, General