Association between the timing of antibiotics administration and outcome of neonatal sepsis.

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires aggressive and rapid intervention. However, data on the association between antibiotic administration timing in neonatal sepsis and neonatal outcomes is limited, particularly in the gulf area.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between the timing of antibiotic administration and the outcome of neonatal sepsis.

Prediction of risk factors and outcomes of neonatal acute kidney injury.

Introduction: Neonatal Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an underestimated morbidity in the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU). However, there is a paucity of information about risk factors, outcomes, and possible preventive measures to limit its occurrence.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of neonatal AKI in a neonatal ICU.

Characteristics of neonatal Sepsis at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: To identify the risk factors, laboratory profile, microbial profile, mortality and complications, mortality causing organisms and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of neonatal sepsis at a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) database in King Fahad Medical City (KFMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All neonates born in KFMC with clinically diagnosed sepsis in the NICU were included in this study.

Characteristics of Neonatal Pneumothorax in Saudi Arabia: Three Years' Experience.

Objectives: To identify the incidence, clinical characteristics, predisposing factors, morbidity, and mortality among hospitalized neonates with pneumothorax.

Methods: The records of 2 204 infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia, between 2011 and 2014 were reviewed. All newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit with pneumothorax were included in the study.