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Table 3 The survival rate of extremely preterm (EP) infants in relation to gestational age and birth weight

From: Short-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants at discharge: a multicenter study from Guangdong province during 2008–2017

 

GA (weeks)

BW (grams)

<24

24~

25~

26~

27~

<600

600~

700~

800~

900~

≥1000

All EP infants, n

26

105

263

548

1109

52

106

255

398

495

745

Survived, n (%)

3 (11.5)

36 (34.3)

89 (33.8)

256 (46.7)

692 (62.4)

12 (23.1)

32 (30.2)

86 (33.7)

186 (46.7)

282 (57.0)

478 (64.2)

Died despite active treatment, n (%)

8 (30.8)

23 (21.9)

56 (21.3)

90 (16.4)

144 (13.0)

11 (21.2)

33 (31.1)

41 (16.1)

66 (16.6)

74 (14.9)

96 (12.9)

Died after medical care withdrawal, n (%)

15 (57.7)

46 (43.8)

118 (44.9)

202 (36.9)

273 (24.6)

29 (55.8)

41 (38.7)

128 (50.2)

146 (36.7)

139 (28.1)

171 (23.0)

  1. R × 2 Chi-square test (linear-by-linear association) showed that the survival rate of EP infants improved with increasing GA and BW (both P<0.001). EP extremely preterm, GA gestational age, BW birth weight