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Table 3 Aim 2 Outcome Measures and Mediators at 36-weeks postmenstrual age

From: Early prediction of spontaneous Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) closure and PDA-associated outcomes: a prospective cohort investigation

Primary Outcome

Secondary Outcomes

Covariates of Interest

Mortality or supplemental oxygen or positive pressure respiratory support at 36-weeks postmenstrual age (binary)

Secondary:

Mortality (binary)

Exploratory:

Cardiac performance measures (binary)

Time to full enteral feeds (binary)

Oral feeding status (binary)

Oxygen Dependency (Moderate BPD) (binary)

Positive-Pressure Dependency (Severe BPD) (binary)

Spontaneous PDA closure (binary)

PDA Duration (continuous)

  1. BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia, PDA patent ductus arteriosus