Description Length of Stay of Low Birth Weight (LBW) with Complicated Disease Rifda Naila Safitri(a), Dian Susmarini(b), Eni Rahmawati(b)
a. Student of Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University
b. Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University
Abstract
Background : Low Birth Weight Infants (LBW) are babies with birth weight 2500 grams and more often accompanied by preterm birth. Premature babies are prone to infection and prone to complications due to immaturity of the baby^s organs. This makes LBW require more intensive care and a long time in the hospital. Length of stay (LOS) is an indicator used to find out how long LBW needs to be treated at the hospital. This study aims to determine the picture of LBW LOS with disease complications.
Methods : This study used a descriptive observational method with a retrospective approach. The population for the period of one year back was 1012 LBW, after been included in the respondent^s criteria, the sample results were 437. The sampling technique used a total sampling technique so that the sample was 437. Data analysis used univariate analysis.
Results : The characteristics of the respondents were LBW (1500-2499 g) as much as 88.1% and BBLSR (1000-1499 g) as much as 11.9%, the APGAR value was the normal score as much as 94.5%. Births with preterm gestation dominated by 79.6% and sectio Caesarea is the most frequently used methods of delivery. LOS picture LBW with RDS, length 38.2%, normal 16.4%, fast 45.4%, LBW with hyperbilirubin long LOS 65.1%, normal 23.3%, fast 11.6%, LBW with asphyxia had LOS normal and fast as much as 28.6% and 71.4%, LOS LBW with complications ≥-2 lung disease 84.6%, normal 10%, the fastest 5.4%. The picture of LBW has long LOS 72.7%, normal 13.5%, the fastest 13.8% and long LOS 96.2%, normal 3.8%.
Conclusion : Low birth weight infants with hyperbilirubin, or complications ≥-2 disease tend to have long LOS compared with RDS or asphyxia. LBW had a long LOS and complications ≥-2 diseases which were dominant compared to LBW.
Keywords: Low birth weight (LBW),complication disease, length of stay
