Airede A I, Weerasinghe H D
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
East Afr Med J. 1995 Apr;72(4):252-7.
Birth asphyxia occurs world wide and remains a serious cause of morbidity of the newborn. Its incidence and associated sequelae have remained high in the developing world with an attendant high mortality as compared to more affluent societies or the developed world. We have attempted in this review, to proffer an assessment, prevention strategies and detailed management of birth asphyxia with particular reference to the tropics and sub-tropics. A continuous surveillance of this problem is highly essential and so is the strict use of facilities at our disposal; clinical screening and partography for example, as these could keep a rising incidence in check.
出生窒息在全球范围内都有发生，仍然是新生儿发病的一个严重原因。与更富裕的社会或发达国家相比，其在发展中世界的发病率和相关后遗症一直居高不下，随之而来的是高死亡率。在这篇综述中，我们试图对出生窒息进行评估、提出预防策略并详细阐述其管理方法，特别提及热带和亚热带地区。持续监测这个问题至关重要，我们手头设施的严格使用也同样重要；例如临床筛查和产程图，因为这些可以控制发病率的上升。
