PEDIATRICS Vol. 65 No. 2 February 1980, pp. 364-365
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Impact of Neonatal Intensive Care on Neonatal Mortality in Chile

P. Ventura-Junca MD1, J. L. Tapia MD1, A. Winter MD1, H. Gonzalez MD1, A. Ciriano MD1, and G. Juez MD1

1 Division of Perinatology, Catholic University Hospital, School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile

Up to the year 1975, neonatal care in our unit consisted of: pediatricians and nurses without specialization in neonatology; equipment basically limited to incubators; and treatment of premature infants and neonates with respiratory problems reduced to: (1) temperature control, (2) prevention of infection, (3) careful feeding and fluid administration, (4) oxygen therapy based on clinical appearance of cyanosis, and (5) correction of acidosis with NaHCO3.

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In 1976, a plan for introducing intensive care was begun.