Aplicación del índice de estabilidad fisiológica como predictor de mortalidad en neonatos transportados al hospital “Dr. Roberto Gilbert” de enero a diciembre de 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal death is a devastating event, although most births occur without complications, between 5 to 10% will require special care for some reason. When the conditions at the place of care are not adequate, neonatal transfer should be chosen. Objectives: Determine the usefulness of the TRIPS as a predictor of mortality in the first 7 days of hospitalization in transported neonates. Material and methods: Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, analytical, relational, cohort study carried out in newborns who arrive transported from other hospital units and enter the emergency department. Results: 262 neonates were analyzed, finding the predominant gender to be female (54.6%), the most common place of origin was Guayaquil (83.6%), the most common cause of referral was respiratory (55.3%), the mean TRIPS score was 14.6 points, 55% were low risk and 27.5% very high risk. Conclusions: TRIPS scale values above 30 are the best cut-off point to predict neonatal mortality in the first week of hospitalization.