TY - JOUR AU - Manandhar, Sunil Raja AU - Basnet, Rydam PY - 2020/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Micro-Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Neonatal Sepsis of a Tertiary Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study JF - Journal of Nepal Medical Association JA - J Nepal Med Assoc VL - 58 IS - 226 SE - Original Article DO - 10.31729/jnma.4984 UR - http://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/4984 SP - 377-382 AB - <p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Neonatal sepsis is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among low<br>birth weight and preterm babies in developing countries. The main objective of this study is to find<br>the level of micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in neonatal sepsis.</p><p><br><strong>Methods</strong>: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the neonatal unit over six months<br>period (November 2019 to April 2020). All preterm, term and post-term babies with neonatal sepsis<br>delivered at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital were enrolled. Ethical clearance was<br>received from the Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College (Ref: 181020191).<br>Convenient sampling method was applied and statistical analysis was done with Statistical package<br>for social sciences 19 version.</p><p><br><strong>Results</strong>: Out of 75 babies, confirm sepsis is 13 (17.3%), probable sepsis is 40 (53.4%) and suspected<br>sepsis is 22 (29.2%). Micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level is elevated (≥15mm in 1st hr) in 25 (33.3%)<br>babies with a mean micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level 9.32±5.4 (2-18) mm in 1st hr. The elevated<br>micro- Erythrocyte sedimentation level was seen in relation to sepsis types and C-reactive protein.</p><p><br><strong>Conclusions</strong>: The bedside micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level aids in the diagnosis of neonatal<br>sepsis.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -