Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya
Farag Sanfaz, S., mohamed, A., mohamed, H. (2020). Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya. EKB Journal Management System, 26(1), 148-155. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2019.13417.1243
Sahar Mohamed Farag Sanfaz; Alaa Zedan mohamed; hany elsayed mohamed. "Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya". EKB Journal Management System, 26, 1, 2020, 148-155. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2019.13417.1243
Farag Sanfaz, S., mohamed, A., mohamed, H. (2020). 'Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya', EKB Journal Management System, 26(1), pp. 148-155. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2019.13417.1243
Farag Sanfaz, S., mohamed, A., mohamed, H. Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 26(1): 148-155. doi: 10.21608/zumj.2019.13417.1243

Frequency of Congenital Malformation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Benghazi- Libya

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Article 18, Volume 26, Issue 1, January and February 2020, Page 148-155  XML PDF (709.25 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2019.13417.1243
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Authors
Sahar Mohamed Farag Sanfaz email 1; Alaa Zedan mohamed2; hany elsayed mohamed3
1Libya, Benghazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Department
2Professor of pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Department of pediatrics , Sharkia Egypt
3Assistant Professor of pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Department of pediatrics, Sharkia Egypt
Abstract
Background: Birth defects, encountered frequently by pediatricians, are important causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Objectives: The work is to detect the frequency of the occurrence of congenital anomalies in neoborn admitted to NICU in Benghazi – Libya in the previous 5 years (2012-2016). Patients & Methods: Studied all neonate admitted during the study period from (2012-2016). Data were collected with review of records in all files of neonates born with congenital anomalies in Jumhoria hospital and Benghazi Medical Center along the duration between January 2012 and the end of 2016. Results: Demographic data for newborns studied showed that most cases with congenital malformations were male (66.2%) and females (33.8%) of all neonates with congenital malformations. Mothers ranged in age from 19 to 49 years. The average age of the mother was 35 years. Conclusions: Most frequent congenital malformation in newborn admitted to NICU in Benghazi – Libya in the previous 5 years (2012-2016) was congenital heart disease (CHD) followed by congenital neural tube defects. The year 2016 had the highest annual rate of congenital malformations.
Keywords
congenital malformation; Newborn; Care Unit
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