All issues > Volume 31(9); 1988

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(9):1114-1119. Published online September 30, 1988.

A Study on Prognostic Factors of Meconium Aspiraion Syndrome.

Oh Kyung Lee¹, Hong Chul Lee¹, Wan Seoub Kim¹, Myung Ho Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea

Received: January 29, 1988;  Accepted: April 9, 1988.

Abstract

We observed 42 cases of neonates, who were diagnosed as having Meconium aspiration syndrome in neonatal intensive care unit of Presbyterian Medical Center from July 1984 to May 1987. The followings were obtained: 1) The incidence of Meconium aspiration syndrome was 0.6% of all deliveries and 7.4% of meconium stained babies. 2) The geatational age was over 37 weeks in all cases and the body weight was over 2500 gm in 91 % of cases. 3) The more severe the symptoms were, less Apgar score, longer admissional period, more frequent meconium in trachea, and more severe consolidation, pneumothorax and atelectasis in chest x-ray were observed.

Keywords :Meconium aspiration syndrome