Research Article
Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS): A Novel Neonatal Disease Severity Scoring System for Resource-Limited Settings
Table 3
Frequencies of scores 0, 1, and 2 for each parameter of MSNS among expired and discharged cases.
| | MSNS parameter | Score | Discharged, (%) | Expired, (%) | value |
| | Respiratory effort | 0 | 54 (11) | 56 (58.9) | <0.001 | | 1 | 87 (17.8) | 16 (16.8) | | 2 | 349 (71.2) | 23 (24.2) |
| | Heart rate | 0 | 7 (1.4) | 20 (21.1) | <0.001 | | 1 | 45 (9.2) | 21 (22.1) | | 2 | 438 (89.4) | 54 (56.8) |
| | Axillary temperature | 0 | 26 (5.3) | 25 (26.3) | <0.001 | | 1 | 314 (64.1) | 62 (65.3) | | 2 | 150 (30.6) | 8 (8.4) |
| | Capillary refilling time | 0 | 4 (0.8) | 8 (8.4) | <0.001 | | 1 | 38 (7.8) | 46 (48.4) | | 2 | 448 (91.4) | 41 (43.2) |
| | Random blood sugar | 0 | 2 (0.4) | 4 (4.2) | 0.003 | | 1 | 72 (14.7) | 13 (13.7) | | 2 | 416 (84.9) | 78 (82.1) |
| | SpO2 (in room air) | 0 | 15 (3.1) | 37 (38.9) | <0.001 | | 1 | 44 (9) | 34 (35.8) | | 2 | 431 (88) | 24 (25.3) |
| | Gestational age | 0 | 24 (4.9) | 39 (41.1) | <0.001 | | 1 | 146 (29.8) | 31 (32.6) | | 2 | 320 (65.3) | 25 (26.3) |
| | Birth weight | 0 | 40 (8.2) | 53 (55.8) | <0.001 | | 1 | 183 (37.3) | 28 (29.5) | | 2 | 267 (54.5) | 14 (14.7) |
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