Table 3 The treatment protocols of NEC infants treated (with/without) probiotics in this study
From: Probiotics may not prevent the deterioration of necrotizing enterocolitis from stage I to II/III
Variables | Total (n = 231) | Before matching | After matchinga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With (n = 108) | Without (n = 123) | P | With (n = 81) | Without (n = 81) | P | ||
Gastrointestinal decompression, %(n) | 64.1 (148) | 57.4 (62) | 69.9 (86) | 0.048 | 58.0 (47) | 67.9 (55) | 0.193 |
Duration of gastrointestinal decompression, IQR, d | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2–6) | 4 (2–6) | 0.319 | 3 (2–6) | 6 (2–6) | 0.643 |
Red blood cell transfusion, %(n) | 23.4 (54) | 26.9 (29) | 20.3 (25) | 0.242 | 22.2 (18) | 23.5 (19) | 0.852 |
Platelet support, %(n) | 6.5 (15) | 7.4 (8) | 5.7 (7) | 0.597 | 8.6 (7) | 7.4 (6) | 0.772 |
Plasma support, %(n) | 13.0 (30) | 12.0 (13) | 13.8 (17) | 0.687 | 12.3 (10) | 13.6 (11) | 0.815 |
Intravenous immunoglobulin, %(n) | 13.4 (31) | 16.7 (18) | 10.6 (13) | 0.175 | 14.8 (12) | 12.3 (10) | 0.646 |
Albumin support, %(n) | 43.7 (101) | 41.7 (45) | 45.5 (56) | 0.555 | 38.3 (31) | 44.4 (36) | 0.425 |
Dopamine support, %(n) | 25.5 (59) | 25.0 (27) | 26.0 (32) | 0.860 | 23.5 (19) | 24.7 (20) | 0.854 |
Caffeine support, %(n) | 9.1 (21) | 9.3 (10) | 8.9 (11) | 0.934 | 8.6 (7) | 7.4 (6) | 0.772 |