Research Article
Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS): A Novel Neonatal Disease Severity Scoring System for Resource-Limited Settings
Table 4
Median (IQR) for MSNS parameters among expired and discharged cases.
| MSNS parameter | Outcome | Median (IQR) | Mann–Whitney test Z value | value |
| Respiratory effort | Expired | 0 (0-1) | 10.04 | <0.001 | Discharged | 2 (1-2) |
| Heart rate | Expired | 2 (1-2) | 8.3 | <0.001 | Discharged | 2 (2-2) |
| Axillary temperature | Expired | 1 (0-1) | 6.5 | <0.001 | Discharged | 1 (1-2) |
| CRT | Expired | 1 (1-2) | 11.65 | <0.001 | Discharged | 2 (2-2) |
| Random blood sugar | Expired | 2 (2-2) | 0.82 | 0.41 | Discharged | 2 (2-2) |
| SpO2 | Expired | 1 (0–2) | 13.85 | <0.001 | Discharged | 2 (2-2) |
| Gestational age | Expired | 1 (0–2) | 8.75 | <0.001 | Discharged | 2 (1-2) |
| Birth weight | Expired | 0 (0-1) | 9.81 | <0.001 | Discharged | 1 (1-1) |
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