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Table 2 Characteristics and outcomes of patients in two groups

From: Can early surgery improve the outcome of patients with meconium peritonitis? A single-center experience over 16 years

 

Group A (n = 40)

Group B (n = 39)

p value

Male

24 (60.0%)

21 (53.8%)

0.581#

Preterm

11 (27.5%)

14 (35.9%)

0.422#

LBW

4 (10%)

4 (10.3%)

0.970#

Caesarean Section

26 (65.0%)

23 (59.0%)

0.304#

Fetal diagnosis

38 (95.0%)

18 (46.2%)

< 0.001#

Survival

38 (95.0%)

31 (79.5%)

0.038#

Age at operation (d)

1.4 ± 2.0

6.9 ± 14.9

< 0.001a

GA (w)

37.8 ± 1.8

36.4 ± 2.7

0.015#

BW (g)

3288.9 ± 521.6

3025.1 ± 516.1

0.029#

WBC (10^9/L)

14.7 ± 7.4

12.7 ± 5.7

0.166*

Hb (g/L)

150 ± 32

151 ± 28

0.912#

Plt (10^9/L)

219 ± 99

238 ± 88

0.362#

ALB (g/L)

32.4 ± 6.0

31.3 ± 4.7

0.391#

LOS (d)

23.1 ± 12.0

25.0 ± 15.4

0.904a

  1. Abbreviations: GA gestational age; BW birth weight; WBC white blood cell; Hb hemoglobin; Plt blood platelet; ALB albumin level in serum; LOS length of stay in hospital. All the indicators of hematologic examination in the table were done before the operation
  2. # T-Test; aMann Whitney Test: Age at operation: U = 370.5, Z = -4.103; WBC: U = 605, Z = -1.386; LOS: U = 579.0, Z = -0.121; WBC: U = 499.5, Z = -2.461