Table 1 Pragmatic and management criteria of NNM in Koshi Hospital

Pragmatic criteria

 APGAR Score^a < 7 in 5 min

41

(63.1)

 Birth weight < 1750 g

20

(30.7)

 Gestational age < 33 weeks

11

(16.9)

 Any pragmatic marker of severity

65

(100.0)

Management criteria

 Use of therapeutic antibiotics

25

(92.6)

 Nasal continuous positive airway pressure

19

(70.3)

 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

11

(40.7)

 Use of phototherapy in the first 24 h

6

(22.2)

 Any intubation (anytime within the first week)

3

(11.1)

 Use of anticonvulsants

2

(7.4)

 Use of steroids to treat refractory hypoglycemia

1

(3.7)

 Surfactant administration

0

(0)

 Use of a vasoactive drug

0

(0)

 Use of any blood products

0

(0)

 Any surgery

0

(0)

 Admission to NICU with any management marker of severity

27

(100.0)

Overall NNM^b

79

(7.9)