Incidence of Dehydration Fever in Newborns at Tertiary care level in South Rajasthan

Authors

  • Suresh Goyal Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  • Rajendra Chandel Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  • Sunny Malvia Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v8i6.4172

Abstract

Objective: To find the incidence of dehydration fever in newborn. Method: It is hospital based prospective study at tertiary care level in south Rajasthan and includes all newborns delivered at our hospital during study period of 12 months with birth weight >2 kg and at presentation, axillary temperature was >37.5, weight loss of >10% of birth weight. Data were collected on a questionnaire and analyzed. Result: A total of 17965 newborns were delivered during study period. Out of these 248 newborns presented with dehydration fever. At presentation, the mean age was 4.19 days (range 2-14 days), mean birth weight was 2629.23 grams (range 2010-3700 grams), mean weight at admission was 2277.33 grams (range 1790-3100 grams) and mean weight loss 13.32% (range 10.34-20.69%). The incidence of dehydration fever was 13.80 per 1000 live births. Conclusion: Dehydration fever has significant incidence in newborn and should be considered while taking care of newborns. Keywords: Incidence, Newborn, Dehydration fever

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Author Biographies

  • Suresh Goyal, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Senior Professor & Head

    Department of Pediatrics, RNT Medical College, Udaipur. Rajasthan (India)

  • Rajendra Chandel, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Pediatrics, RNT Medical College, Udaipur. Rajasthan (India)

  • Sunny Malvia, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan

    Resident

    Department of Pediatrics, RNT Medical College, Udaipur. Rajasthan (India)

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Published

2017-06-28

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Vol. 8 No. 6 (2017): Jun

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Incidence of Dehydration Fever in Newborns at Tertiary care level in South Rajasthan. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 28 [cited 2026 Feb. 16];8(6):309-11. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/4172