Table 3 Discharge status and outcome of neonates admitted to Kiwoko Hospital NICU (December 2005 through September 2008)
From: Demographics, clinical characteristics and neonatal outcomes in a rural Ugandan NICU
All neonates | Inborn | Outborn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (No.) | % | (No.) | % | (No.) | |
Discharge status | ||||||
Alive at discharge | 77.6 | (578) | 83.1 | (379) | 67.3 | (140) |
Dead at discharge | 22.4 | (167) | 16.9 | (77) | 32.7 | (68) |
Median | (Range) | Median | (Range) | Median | (Range) | |
Alive at discharge (days) (n = 447) | ||||||
Duration of stay | 6 | (0–96) | 5 | (0–96) | 7 | (0–52) |
Age at discharge | 8 | (0–96) | 6 | (0–96) | 15 | (1–52) |
Dead at discharge (days) (n = 140) | ||||||
Duration of stay | 5 | (0–63) | 5 | (0–50) | 6 | (0–63) |
Age at death | 6 | (0–64) | 5 | (0–50) | 7 | (0–64) |