Table 2 Mean values ± SEM of HR, SaO2, TOI and THI during the first 15 minutes (min) and 12–24 hours (mean 21 h) after birth, mean difference, 95% confidence interval (CI) of the difference p-value (significant p < .05 by Mann–Whitney U test)
0-5 min | 5-10 min | 10-15 min | 21 h | ||||||||||
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Mean ± SEM | 95% CI | P-value | Mean ± SEM | 95% CI | P-value | Mean ± SEM | 95% CI | P-value | Mean ± SEM | 95% CI | P-value | ||
Vacuum | 65 ± 3 | 69 ± 8 | 68 ± 3 | 67 ± 6 | |||||||||
TOI (%) | C-section | 53 ± 3 | 67 ± 3 | 69 ± 4 | 68 ± 2 | ||||||||
Difference | 11.6 ± 6.3 | −1.4 to 24.9 | 0.03 | 2.4 ± 4.6 | −7.1 to 11.9 | 0.35 | −0.5 ± 5 | –10.7 to 9.8 | 0.99 | −0.5 ±4.4 | −9.8 to 9 | 0.67 | |
Vacuum | 55 ± 10 | 56 ± 9 | 56 ± 9 | 52 ± 7 | |||||||||
THI (μM) | C-section | 47 ± 9 | 42 ± 7 | 34 ± 5 | 36 ± 7 | ||||||||
Difference | 8.6 ± 16 | –25.1 to 42.4 | 0.27 | 13.7 ± 11.8 | −10.5 to 37.8 | 0.17 | 22.1 ± 9.3 | −2.9 to 41.2 | 0.04 | 16.8 ± 10.2 | −5.1 to 38.6 | 0.11 | |
Vacuum | 169 ± 4 | 166 ± 18 | 158 ± 7 | 118 ± 5 | |||||||||
HR (/min) | C-section | 155 ± 5 | 152 ± 3 | 157 ± 4 | 114 ± 16 | ||||||||
Difference | 14.1 ± 9.1 | −5.2 to 33.3 | 0.19 | 13.9 ± 6.4 | −0.7 to 27.1 | 0.06 | −0.4 ± 7.1 | −14.2 to 15 | 0.83 | 3.9 ± 12.4 | −24.3 to 32.0 | 0.69 | |
Vacuum | 95 ± 1 | 95 ± 2 | 95 ± 1 | 94 ± 1 | |||||||||
SaO 2 (%) | C-section | 70 ± 4 | 87 ± 2 | 93 ± 1 | 97 ± 2 | ||||||||
Difference | 24.4 ± 828 | 6.9 to 41.8 | 0.001 | 9.7 ± 2.6 | 3.3 to 14.1 | 0.002 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | −0.9 to 6.1 | 0.18 | −3.0 ± 1.7 | −6.8 to 0.8 | 0.19 | |