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Table 4 Differences of survival rate among regions and between hospitals

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

 

Economic development levels of the region

Types of hospital

High-level

Middle-level

Low-level

General hospitals

Maternal and children’s hospitals

All EP infants, n

1274

559

218

1083

968

Survived, n (%)

708 (55.6)

281 (50.3)

87 (39.9)

488 (45.1)

588 (60.7)

Died despite active treatment, n (%)

182 (14.3)

81 (14.5)

58 (26.6)

213 (19.7)

108 (11.2)

Died after medical care withdrawal, n (%)

384 (30.1)

197 (35.2)

73 (33.5)

382 (35.3)

272 (28.1)

  1. R × 2 Chi-square test (linear-by-linear association) showed that the overall survival rate of EP infants discharged from different regions improved with the ascending level of economic development (P<0.001). And 2 × 2 Chi-square test showed that the survival rate of EP infants discharged from general hospitals was lower than those from maternal and children’s hospitals (P<0.001). EP: Extremely preterm