Outcome of early neonatal morbidity in meconium aspiration syndrome

Aim: to determine the frequency of pneumothorax and sepsis in patients with meconium aspiration syndrome,along with also determined how many of these mas patients require mechanical ventilation and their in-hospital outcome. duration: november 2012 to may 2013. results: commonest risk factor was post maturity,found in 36% of patients with meconium aspiration syndrome and 64% of patients were born at term. complications like pneumothorax was observed in 25 babies (25%) and sepsis in 36 patients (36%). 40 patients with mas (40%) required mechanical ventilation. regarding in-hospital outcome,35 patients with mas (35%) died and 65 patients (65%) were discharged. conclusion: it was observed that mas is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality but it can be prevented by giving appropriate peri-natal care to high risk pregnancies and by use of broad spectrum antibiotics and assisted mechanical ventilation in pts who developed complications with mas.