Rates and predictors of mortality of very low birthweight infants in three Nigerian tertiary hospitals.

Aim: We aimed to describe in-hospital mortality, and its predictors, in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants managed in tertiary centres in a low- to middle-income country.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of VLBW infants (birthweight 500 to 1500 grams) admitted within 72 h of life to the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) of three tertiary centres in Nigeria from July 2017 to March 2021. We describe in-hospital mortality rates, causes and when they died.

A modified Bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction (BIND-M) algorithm is useful in evaluating severity of jaundice in a resource-limited setting.

Background: Severe neonatal jaundice with associated acute bilirubin encephalopathy occurs frequently in low- and middle-income countries, where advanced diagnostic technology is in short supply. In an effort to facilitate the physical diagnosis of acute bilirubin encephalopathy, we pilot-tested a modified bilirubin induced neurologic dysfunction scoring algorithm in a group of pediatric trainees (residents) and their mentors (consultants) in a resource-constrained setting.

Methods: Jaundiced Nigerian infants were examined by consultant and resident pediatricians.

Cardiac rhabdomyoma in a neonate with supraventricular tachycardia.

Cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR) is a rare tumor commonly associated with tuberous sclerosis. They are often detected prenatally or in early infancy. The case of a Nigerian human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed neonate with CR who presented with supraventricular tachycardia and cardiovascular collapse is presented.