Implementation of a Level III neonatal intensive care unit was associated with reduced NICU mortality in a resource limited public tertiary care hospital in Guyana, South America.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal mortality is a significant contributor to child mortality, and there is increasing interest in low resource settings to implement neonatal intensive care practices to lower neonatal mortality. In Guyana, South America neonatal mortality remains relatively high. At Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the only tertiary referral hospital in Guyana, a Level III NICU was developed starting in January, 2012 with full implementation in September, 2015. In this study, we report the association of the implementation of a Level III NICU with in-hospital neonatal survival at GPHC. Using an observational study design, available data were collected from January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020. During the study period, there were 30,733 deliveries at GPHC and 4,467 admissions to t

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021212 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature