The possibility of reducing mortality in the neonatal intensive care unit

The analysis of outcomes of various conditions of the premature neonates with extremely low (ELBW) and the very low body weight (VLBW), who were hospitalized for the last 3 years in the neonate intensive care unit (NICU) of the Yaroslavl regional perinatal center was carried out. Comparison of a lethality of premature with ELBW and VLBW depending on change of approaches to respiratory support, both in the delivery room, and at further stages of treatment, antibacterial strategy and infectious control in the department was performed. Was shown 2,5 fold decrease of mortality due to less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) in a combination with strategy of “the prolonged inspiration” and “open lungs”, the reduction of indications to mechanical ventilation. In study group, with use of LISA technique demonstrated the best survival (16,1 vs 53,0 %, р < 0,0002), smaller need for mechanical ventilation (38,7 vs 86,4 % р < 0,0037), reliable reduction of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) frequency: IVH3 - 12,9 vs 45,5 % (р < 0013), IVH4 - 6,5 vs 33,3 %(p < 0,0028). In the study group bronchopulmonary dysplasia rate was lower, but retinopathy of prematurity developed more often. The role of microbiological monitoring in NICU, restriction of antibiotic administration indications for reduction of intrahospital infection risks of was shown. Introduction of strict measures of infectious control allowed to reduce incidence of a necrotizing enterocolitis (NEK) from 1,5 to 0,4 % and the related mortality.