With the unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, University Hospital Sharjah will always endeavour to be the leading healthcare provider in the Region. We shall relentlessly advance the quality of our healthcare services, and shall unequivocally adhere to the highest possible medical standards.

1. 1
Prof Hakam Yaseen
CES, DUN ( France) , FRCPCH (
UK)
World Prematurity Day
2014

2. 2
Department Of Pediatrics

3. 3
Neonatal Intensive care Unit

4. 4
Nursery Room

5. 5
Babies of Afsana

6. 6
Babies of Ayesha Manan Modi

7. 7
Babies of Jasbeer And Harpreet Singh
Gunveer & Rajbeer

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Year TOTAL DELIVERIES
2011 1
2012
60
2013 316
2014 459

9. 9
Total No of deliveries

10. Admissions to NICU
Year No
2012
(6 months)
11
2013 59
2014
(till October)
76
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12. Admissions as per Gestational age.
2012
(from July)
2013 2014
24-28 wks 1 8 4
28-32 wks 2 11 11
32-37 wks 7 23 23
>37 wks 1 17 38
Total 11 59 76
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13. Admissions as per Gestational age.
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14. Admission from Other Hospitals;
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15. Reasons for transfer to UHS;
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Year Month Diagnosis Referring Hospital
2012
October Pretem with RDS –shifted due to shortage
of beds in NICU
(3 cases)
Al Qassimi Hospital
RDS with PPHN- for iNO Kalba Hospital
Term baby with birth asphyxia – refractory
seizures.
Central private Hospital
2013
(8 Cases)
Feb Neonatal sepsis with meningitis(GBS +ve) Al Dhaid Hospital
June Neonatal sepsis with Hypoglycemia-referred
at 18 days of age
Medcare hospital
June Term with Neonatal encephalopathy Zulekha Hospital
July Preterm for ventilator care Al Qassimi hospital
August Preterm for ventilator care Al Qassimi hospital
Preterm with RDS Zulekha Hospital
Preterm with RDS Al Qassimi hospital
Preterm with RDS Al Qassimi hospital

16. Transferred cases to UHS
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Year Month Diagnosis Referring Hospital
2014
Feb Pretem 30 wks with RDS. Al Zahra Hospital
(10 cases)
June Ex-Preterm 32 weeks-admitted at 3
months of age with Chronic lung
disease.
Medcare Hospital
15 days old with Persistent
Hypoglycemia.
GMC Hospital Ajman
Tem with PPHN – for iNO. Medcare Hospital
Preterm with RDS. Al Zahra Hospital
July Tem baby with congenital
pneumonia.
Enjab Hospital.
August Preterm 26 wks with RDS,IVH,NEC. Kalba Hospital.
September Term with PPHN-for iNo SKMC –UAQ.
Term with PPHN-for iNO GMC – Ajman
October Term baby with PPHN-for iNO Medcare Hospital

17. Neonatal Surgical Cases;
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Type of operation
Sep 2013
Nadia 27682
Exploratory Laparoptomy 3 weeks
left ovarian cyst excision...
March 2014
Ikadinachikwa Pascal
39348
NEC 3 days old term baby.
B/o Fawzia
35118
Imperforate anus 1 day old
B/o Zena
39539
NEC 25w+ 5 days
Saif NEC 26 wks

18. Mortalities in NICU
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Mortality
2012 2
{1- Preterm 26 wks with IVH, NEC with sepsis-referred
from Kalba hospital
1- extreme preterm 500gms}
2013 1
2014 0

19. Acknowledgement:
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Thanks and appreciation to all the fantastic pediatric/neonatal
team:
- Consultants : Dr Anwar, Dr Hanan and Dr Naguib
- Specialists : Dr Manzoor, Dr Hatem, Dr Shaf, Dr Nehad,
Dr Ahmed and Dr Hamada
- Nurses: Sonia , Hana and all the excellent nursing team
- A special thanks to Dr Manzoor ,Sis Sonia, Sis Tina Maria for their
help in providing the data and preparing this presentation.
- Thanks also to Mr Praven, Marketing Manager for his support.

20. Acknowledgement:
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