Pattern And Outcome Of Neonatal Gastrointestinal Emergencies In Assiut University Children Hospital

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-28
SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the pattern, clinical presentation, complications, and short-term outcomes of neonates admitted with gastrointestinal emergencies to the NICU at Assiut University Children Hospital. Data will be collected from admission through discharge, including demographic, antenatal, natal, clinical, nutritional, laboratory, and radiological information, to identify the most common emergencies and factors associated with adverse outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Neonates aged 0-28 days (corrected age if preterm)

Admitted to the NICU with a clinical diagnosis of a gastrointestinal emergency requiring urgent intervention

Written informed consent obtained from parent(s) or legal guardian(s)

Disqualifiers

Other gastrointestinal problems not requiring urgent intervention

Trial population

Neonates admitted to the NICU at Assiut University Children Hospital with gastrointestinal emergencies, including both term and preterm infants from 28 weeks gestational age, observed from admission through discharge.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Prevalence of the most common gastrointestinal emergencies among neonates admitted to the NICU

The prevalence of each type of neonatal gastrointestinal emergency will be calculated as the proportion of cases among all enrolled neonates admitted to the NICU during the study period. Diagnoses will be based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings.

Time frame
Up to 28 days (hospital stay)

Secondary outcomes

1

Mortality Rate

Proportion of neonates who die during hospitalization

Time frame
Up to 28 days (hospital stay
2

Length of Hospital Stay

Duration of hospitalization in days from NICU admission until discharge or death

Time frame
From admission to discharge, up to 28 days
3

Requirement for surgical intervention

The proportion of neonates requiring surgical management among the enrolled cases.

Time frame
During hospitalization, up to 28 days

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

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