From: Growth of extremely low birth weight infants at a tertiary hospital in a middle-income country
Variable | Poor growth | Good growth | n | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDA | Yes | 13(100%) | 0(0%) | 13 | 0.017 |
No | 54(68.4%) | 25(31.6%) | 79 | ||
Sepsis after day 3 of life | Yes | 45(84.9%) | 8(15.1%) | 53 | 0.002 |
No | 22(56.4%) | 17(43.6%) | 39 | ||
Invasive ventilation | Yes | 16(94.1%) | 1(5.9%) | 17 | 0.034 |
No | 51(68.0%) | 24(32.0%) | 75 | ||
CPAP more than 2 days | Yes | 26(89.7%) | 3(10.3%) | 29 | 0.014 |
No | 41(65.1%) | 22(34.9%) | 63 | ||
Nil per os (excluding the first day of life) | Yes | 49(80.3%) | 12 (19.7%) | 61 | 0.023 |
No | 18(58.1%) | 1341.9%) | 31 | ||
Oxygen on day 28 of life | Yes | 54(79.4%) | 14(20.6%) | 68 | 0.017 |
No | 13(54.2%) | 11(45.8%) | 24 |