Neonatal tetanus
Krishna, S.R.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 7(4): 336-340
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0310-057X PMID: 393127 Document Number: 324505
Forty-eight babies were treated for neonatal tetanus and there were ten deaths. Twenty-seven patients were treated with neuromuscular blockade, nasotracheal intubation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation. In this group there were five deaths and three of these were the direct or indirect result of respiratory complications. A management regime for neonatal tetanus is outlined and the complications are discussed.