CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL NEONATO ASISTIDO CON VENTILACIÓN MECÁNICA. HOSPITAL “ABEL SANTAMARÍA” AGOSTO 2009 – MARZO 2013

Objetive: to characterize the mechanical ventilation on neonates of "Abel Santamaria" Hospital, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba Material and Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study, conducted between August 2009 and March 2013. A total of 164 mechanically ventilated infants were studied in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Abel Santamaria. We analyzed: gestational age, birth weight, medical history of the mother, causes of ventilation and complications of ventilation Results: 62% were male, gestational age was predominanlly more than 32 weeks, 37% of infants had less than 2500 g. Pregnancy induced hypertension was present as maternal history in 17% of ventilated infants, the most common cause for ventilation was acute respiratory distress syndorme (ARDS), digestive dysfunction occurred in 14% as a complication, pulmonary hemorrhage was the leading cause of death conclusions: The lower the duration of mechanical ventilation, the longer survival. Pulmonary haemorrhage was the leading cause of death.