Length of stay and its associated factors in the neonatal intensive care unit of Gadarif Hospital, Eastern Sudan: a retrospective study
Increasing maternal age, preterm newborn, LBW, and a low Apgar score prolonged the LOS in this region of Sudan. Healthcare providers could leverage these identified factors to predict extended neonatal LOS in Eastern Sudan, enabling proactive interventions to enhance neonatal outcomes.
Authors
- Ishag Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-7741)
- Jaber Alfaifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-3970)
- Ahmed Ali Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-6177)
- Ashwaq Ahmed AlE'ed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5918-2246)
- Abdullah Al‐Nafeesah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-7872)
- Saeed M. Omar
Institutions
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- Qassim University (SA)
- University of Bisha (SA)
- Gadarif University (SD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05318-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42