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Table 4 Association between neonatal resuscitation processes, newborn characteristics and neonatal outcomes

From: Practice and outcomes of neonatal resuscitation for newborns with birth asphyxia at Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: a direct observation study

NR process

 

Neonate’s Outcome at 1 h., n (%)

X2

P value

  

Alive

Died

  

Baby dried by gently rubbing the back

 

105 (86%)

17 (14%)

0.0245

0.876

Wet cloth removed

 

86 (90.5%)

9 (9.5%)

4.7359

0.030*

Baby kept warm

 

89 (90.8%)

9 (9.2%)

5.9852

0.014*

Looked into airway

 

103 (85.1%)

18 (14.9%)

1.8584

0.173

Meconium

 

44 (77.2%)

13 (22.8%)

4.4055

0.036*

Suctioning before drying in meconium

 

21 (91.3%)

2 (8.7%)

4.3613

0.037*

Head in neutral position

 

89 (87.2%)

13 (12.8%)

3.3396

0.068

BMV within Golden minute

 

26 (72.2%)

10 (27.8%)

0.0394

0.843

Call for help

 

44 (73.3%)

16 (26.7%)

1.4486

0.229

Correct mask size during BMV

 

43 (72.9%)

16 (27.1%)

0.7561

0.385

Chest movements with BMV

 

39 (78.0%)

11 (22.0%)

4.6355

0.031*

BMV within 30 - 50b/min

 

34 (75.6%)

11 (24.4%)

1.3015

0.254

HR checked

 

38 (74.5%)

13 (25.5%)

1.1904

0.275

Effective breath/chest compressions

 

8 (40.0%)

12 (60.0%)

1.6448

0.200

Supportive oxygen

 

11 (52.4%)

10 (47.6%)

2.9011

0.089

Newborn characteristics

 Gestation age (weeks)

< 37

37 (72.6%)

14 (27.5%)

  
 

≥37

82 (94.3%)

5 (5.8%)

12.76

< 0.001*

 Birth weight

< 2500 g

19 (63.3%)

11 (36.7%)

  
 

≥2500 g

100 (92.6%)

8 (7.4%)

16.93

0.001*

 Mode of delivery

SVD

68 (82.9%)

14 (17.1%)

  
 

C/S

44 (89.8%)

5 (10.2%)

  
 

Breech

6 (100%)

0 (0%)

  
 

Others

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

2.40

0.494

  1. *P ≤ 0.05 statistically significant