Table 2 Clinical profile of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) admitted at HRRH.
Clinical feature | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Tachypnea | ||
No | 23 | 15.3 |
Yes | 127 | 84.7 |
Recessions (intercostal/subcostal) | ||
No | 43 | 28.7 |
Yes | 107 | 71.3 |
Grunting | ||
No | 74 | 49.3 |
Yes | 76 | 50.7 |
Nasal flaring | ||
No | 82 | 54.7 |
Yes | 68 | 45.3 |
Cyanosis | ||
No | 136 | 90.7 |
Yes | 14 | 9.3 |
