Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study intervention bundle and standard care cohorts
From: Prevention of neonatal late-onset sepsis: a randomised controlled trial
Study intervention | Standard technique | |
|---|---|---|
n = 126 | n = 123 | |
Birth weight (g) – median [IQ range] | 1024 [805, 1224] | 1020 [795, 1210] |
Infants <1000 g | 61 | 60 |
Gestation (weeks) – mean (SD) | 27.7 (2.4) | 28.0 (2.2) |
PROM | 28 (22.2) | 19 (15.5) |
Antenatal steroids | 114 (90.4) | 114 (92.7) |
Preterm labour | 61 (48.4) | 52 (42.3) |
Vaginal delivery | 27 (21.4) | 20 (16.3) |
Outborn | 9 (7.1) | 5 (4.1) |
Surfactant | 88 (69.8) | 72 (58.5) |
SNAP - median [IQ range] | 15 [0, 32] | 14 [0, 30] |
CRIB score – median [IQ range] | 2 [1, 6] | 2 [1, 5] |
Male gender | 67 (53.6) | 65 (53.3) |
Apgar score at 5 min – median [IQ range] | 8 [8,9] | 8 [8,9] |