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)