Report of the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry 2006 A STUDY OF CRITICALLY ILL BABIES IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS Editor: Irene Cheah Guat Sim With contributions from: Alvin Chang Shang Ming, Jimmy Lee Kok Foo, Boo Nem Yun, Thong Meow Keong, Soo Thian Lian, Hans van Rostenberghe Published by: Malaysian National Neonatal Registry Seminar Room, Ward 8B, Level 8 Selayang Hospital Selayang-Kepong Highway 68100 Batu Caves Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Direct Line : (603) 6135 2008 Fax : (603) 6135 2008 E-mail :
[email protected] Website : http://www.acrm.org.my/mnnr This report is copyright. However it may be freely reproduced without the permission of the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry. Acknowledgement would be appreciated. Suggested citation is: Irene Cheah Guat Sim for the MNNR. Report of Malaysian National Neonatal Registry 2006. Kuala Lumpur MNNR 2008 November 2008 © Malaysian National Neonatal Registry, Malaysia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Malaysian National Neonatal Registry would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all who have supported and contributed to this report. We thank the following for their support: The Ministry of Health, particularly the past Minister of Health, Y.B. Dato’ Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek for his kind support. Y.B. Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr Hj Mohd Ismail Merican, the Director – General of Health, Malaysia Dr Lim Teck Onn, the Director, Network of Clinical Research Centre Members of the “Steering Committee” for their contributions to the registry Our 29 source data providers from the Government Hospitals and they comprises of doctors and nurses working in the NICU Staff of Clinical Research Center Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Datamed Computing Sdn Bhd and the ClinResearch for their technical and statistical support Other sponsors and supporters from the professional bodies, industries and institutions as listed below: Perinatal Society of Malaysia Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS 1.