Utility of Foot Length as a Non-Invasive Anthropometric Measurement in Neonates Admitted in NICU in A Tertiary Care Centre in North Karnataka, India.

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1 Dept of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur.

2 DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur

3 Dept of Neonatology and Dept of Pediatrics, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur.

Abstract

Background: Most of the babies in NICU would be on respiratory support either on invasive or non-invasive ventilation and it is difficult to measure anthropometries like weight, length and head circumference in these sick newborns. This study was aimed to determine the correlation of foot length of newborn with occipito-frontal head circumference (OFC), crown-heel length (CHL) and weight of the newborn.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in level IIb NICU of Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research centre, Vijayapur. The foot length, occipito-frontal head circumference (OFC) and crown-heel length (CHL) of neonates of gestational ages 28-42 weeks was measured between 12 hours and 7 days of life. Results: Among 350 neonates enrolled, 61% babies were preterm and 39% were term babies. In premature babies, the correlation between foot length and birth weight (r=0.90) and foot length and length (r=0.89) was pronounced. Positive linear correlation was observed between foot length and weight in babies of all gestational ages. For identification of LBW babies (

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Iranian Journal of Neonatology IJN

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 05 October 2020

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