Abstract

Electrolytes levels in newborns in early hours of life are affected by physiology and sickness, it can be an important parameter affecting morbidity and mortality. Aim: To determine the levels of sodium and potassium in the first 72 hours of life and its frequency of abnormalities in sick newborns and its outcome. Settings and design: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India Material and methods: A single center prospective cohort study was conducted among intramural sick newborns born and arterial blood gas samples were collected on the first three days of life. The incidence of sodium and potassium abnormalities were calculated.Occurrence of electrolyte abnormalities were analyzed with neonatal morbidity and mortality. Chi-square test and fisher exact test were used to determine the statistical significance.

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