Table 2 Clinical outcomes
From: A quality improvement initiative for delayed umbilical cord clamping in very low-birthweight infants
Cohort 1 (n = 136) | Cohort 2 (n = 142) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Delivery room intubation | 78 (57.4 %) | 55 (38.7 %) | 0.002 |
Delivery room chest compressions | 24 (16.6 %) | 9 (6.3 %) | 0.004 |
Delivery room normal saline bolus | 1 (0.7 %) | 4 (2.8 %) | 0.19 |
Delivery room epinephrine | 4 (2.9 %) | 4 (2.8 %) | 0.95 |
Normal saline bolus given on first day of life | 11 (8.1 %) | 6 (4.2 %) | 0.18 |
Transfused PRBC | 73 (53.7 %) | 51 (35.9 %) | 0.003 |
Hypothermia upon NICU admission | 40 (29.4 %) | 42 (29.6 %) | 0.97 |
Phototherapy | 116 (85.3 %) | 124 (87.3 %) | 0.62 |
Ventilation at any time during hospitalization | 94 (69.1 %) | 78 (54.9 %) | 0.015 |
CPAP at any time during hospitalization | 114 (83.8 %) | 102 (71.8 %) | 0.016 |
Inotropic support | 23 (16.9 %) | 17 (12.0 %) | 0.24 |
Intraventricular hemorrhage, any grade | 34 (25.0 %) | 35 (24.6 %) | 0.95 |
Severe intraventricular hemorrhage | 18 (13.2 %) | 10 (7.0 %) | 0.086 |
Periventricular leukomalacia | 2 (1.5 %) | 6 (4.2 %) | 0.17 |
Patent ductus arteriosus | 51 (37.5 %) | 42 (29.6 %) | 0.16 |
Early onset sepsis | 2 (1.5 %) | 2 (1.4 %) | 0.96 |
Late onset sepsis | 14 (10.3 %) | 5 (3.5 %) | 0.025 |
Necrotizing enterocolitis | 4 (2.9 %) | 11 (7.7 %) | 0.076 |