On 2003, neonatal mortality rate was 25 per miles in Indonesia, with 50 percents are caused by low birth weight infant (LBWI).A complication of LBWI is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). 36% cases ofLBWI were between 1.001 and 1.250 grams and 22% were between 1.251 and 1.500 grams. The purpose of this research was to determine correlation between LBWI and infant respiratory distress syndr…
The degrees of respiratory distress syndrome from thorax X-ray and degrees of asphyxia in preterm neonates Background: Respiration Distress Syndrome (ROS) is a complication of prematurity lung disorder and common causes of premature neonatal morbidity. Clinically ROS provides signs of asphyxia that can be assessed with APGAR score. C!t?st X-ray can also diagnose and determine the degree oJ RDS…