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Table 4 Clinical outcomes of the study population

From: The successful accomplishment of nutritional and clinical outcomes via the implementation of a multidisciplinary nutrition support team in the neonatal intensive care unit

 

Pre-NST (n = 107)

Post-NST (n = 122)

p-value

BPD

39 (37.5)

49 (41.5)

0.541

IVH (≥ stage 2)

18(16.8)

19 (15.6)

0.469

PVL

11(10.3)

11(9.0)

0.459

NEC

7 (10.7)

11 (9.0)

0.488

ROP (operation)

23 (21.5)

25 (21.4)

0.981

Cholestasis

13 (12.1)

12 (9.8)

0.575

Sepsis

26 (24.3)

36 (29.5)

0.376

Rickets

33 (32.7)

41 (36.9)

0.515

Length of ICU stay (d)

81.72 ± 36.56

72.21 ± 32.89

0.04

Mortality (n)

6 (5.6)

7 (5.8)

0.954

  1. Values are presented as numbers (%) or means ± SDs
  2. Abbreviations: BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia, IVH intraventricular hemorrhage, PVL periventricular leukomalacia, NEC necrotizing enterocolitis, ROP retinopathy of prematurity