Table 3 Trends in treatments at the facility in two time periods
From: Improved referral and survival of newborns after scaling up of intensive care in Suriname
Period 1 (N = 320) (July 2014–March 2015) | Period 2 (N = 281) (April 2015–December 2015) | Relative Risk (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||||
Highest level of carea | NICU | 159 | 49.7 | 172 | 61.2 | 1.23 (1.07–1.42) | <0.01 |
HC | 75 | 23.4 | 60 | 21.4 | 0.91 (0.68–1.23) | 0.54 | |
MC | 86 | 26.9 | 49 | 17.4 | 0.65 (0.47–0.87) | <0.01 | |
Respiratory treatment | CPAP | 100 | 31.3 | 106 | 37.7 | 1.21 (0.97–1.51) | 0.10 |
Mechanical ventilation | 38 | 11.9 | 55 | 19.6 | 1.65 (1.13–2.41) | 0.01 | |
Surfactant | 15 | 4.7 | 21 | 7.5 | 1.59 (0.84–3.03) | 0.16 | |
Antibiotics received | Total | 173 | 54.1 | 170 | 60.5 | 1.12 (0.97–1.29) | 0.11 |