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Table 2 Complications of prematurity and therapeutic intervention for VLBW infants who were admitted to the CMJAH

From: Comparison of morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight infants in a Central Hospital in Johannesburg between 2006/2007 and 2013

 

2013 (Total 562)

2006/2007 (Total 463)

P Value

Variable

Number (%) [95%CI]

Number (%)[95%CI]

 

HMD

470 (83.6)[80.3 – 86.5]

295 (63.7) [59.2 – 68]

<0.001

Surfactant

368 /470 (78.3)[74.4 – 81.8]

89/295 (30.2)[25.2-35.6]

<0.001

IPPV

98/470 (20.9) [17.4 – 24.8]

97/295 (32.9) [27.8 – 38.4]

<0.001

NCPAP

354/470 (75.3) [71.2 – 79.0]

94 /470(31.9) [26.8 – 37.4]

<0.001

PDA

54 (9.6) [7.4-12.3]

26 (5.6) [3.9 – 8.1]

0.02

Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

3 (0.5) [0.18- 1.5]

-

 

Blood Transfusion

146 (26) [22.8 – 29.8]

106 (22.9) [19.2 – 26.6]

0.26

Late onset sepsis

107 (19) [16 – 22.5]

58 (12.5) [9.1 – 16.6]

0.01

NEC

41 (7.3) [5.4 – 9.8]

26 (5.6) [3.7 – 7.8]

0.34

NEC surgery

10 (1.8) [0.97 – 3.3]

-

 

Other surgery

11 (2.0) [1.1 – 3.4]

-

 

Pneumothorax

4 (0.7) [0.28 – 1.8]

  

Severe IVH

22/297 (7.4)*[4.9 – 11]

20 / 321(6.0)* [3.9 – 9.1]

0.89

Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

2 /297(0.6)* [0.12 – 2.7]

4 /321(1.2)* [0.3 – 2.5]

0.52

Severe ROP

3/144 (2.1)* [0.71 – 5.9]

  

Discharged on human milk feeds

126/413 (30.5)** [26.3 – 35.1]

  
  1. *percentage of babies screened.
  2. **percentage of those discharged.