From: Late-onset volvulus without malrotation in extremely preterm infants - a case-control-study
 | Volvulus without malrotation | Controls | p-value by Wilcoxon-test |
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Last meconium evacuation (days) (median (range)) | 5 (3-8) | 7 (3-13) | p = 0.178 |
Day of life, when full enteral feeds were reached (median (range)) | 8 (6-10) | 10 (6-30) | p = 0.039 |
Number of enemas/d (d-3;d-1) (median # (range)) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-2) | p = 0.564 |
Number of manipulations with rectal tubes/d (d-3;d-1) (median # (range; IQR)) | 0 (0-3; 0-2) | 0 (0-1; 0-0) | p = 0.047 |
Frequency of abdominal massage/d (d-3;d-1) (median # (range)) | 5 (4-6) | 4 (0-6) | p = 0.240 |
Number of stools/d (d-3;d-1) (median # (range)) | 4 (3-6) | 5 (3-7) | p = 0.647 |