Survival of outborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the role of protective ventilation, early presentation and transport distance: a retrospective cohort study

Table 2 Admission capillary blood gases, lowest mean blood pressure and lowest temperature over the first 12 h after admission

Characteristic	Epoch I		Epoch II		P-Value
Characteristic	N	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± SD	P-Value
PcO₂, mmHg	21	55.8 ± 25.0	57	52.3 ± 19.5	0.521
PcCO₂, mmHg	20	57.3 ± 19.3	57	70.4 ± 30.9	0.080
pH	22	7.17 ± 0.19	54	7.16 ± 0.22	0.831
Base deficit, mEq/L	20	−5.82 ± 6.39	54	−5.95 ± 7.43	0.946
Lowest temperature, °C	19	36.3 ± 0.4	51	36.1 ± 0.6	0.228
Lowest mean blood pressure, mmHg	19	42.0 ± 7.6	56	38.4 ± 8.1	0.094

Abbreviation: PcCO₂ partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the end-capillary blood

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