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Table 3 Treatment features of LISA group compared to control group in the first week of life

From: Introduction of less invasive surfactant administration (LISA), impact on diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in early life: a historical cohort study

 

LISA (n = 169)

Control (n = 155)

p-value

Surfactant

 Multiple gifts

55 (32.5%)

33 (21.3%)

0.023*

 ≥ 1 endotracheal tube gift

35 (20.7%)

155 (100%)

< 0.001*

 Initial dose (mg/kg), median (IQR)

189 (162–207)

148 (126–174)

< 0.001*

 Total dose (mg/kg), median (IQR)

208 (178–329)

160 (129–198)

< 0.001*

Respiratory support

 Intubation

65 (38.5%)

155 (100%)

< 0.001*

 MV 12 h

60 (35.5%)

119 (76.8%)

< 0.001*

 MV (days), median (IQR)

0.0 (0–1)

1.0 (1–3)

< 0.001*

Drug prescriptions

 Morphine

20 (11.8%)

23 (14.8%)

0.426

 Midazolam

3 (1.8%)

1 (0.6%)

0.358

 Inotropes

16 (9.5%)

28 (18.1%)

0.024*

 Insulin

8 (4.7%)

13 (8.4%)

0.182

 Antibiotics for suspected EOS (days), median (IQR)

3 (2–6)

5 (3–7)

< 0.001*

PDA treatment courses

  

0.658

 None

91 (53.8%)

84 (54.2%)

 

 1

46 (27.2%)

35 (22.6%)

 

 > 1

32 (18.9%)

36 (23.2%)

 

Erythrocyte transfusions

  

0.003*

 None

127 (75.1%)

90 (58.1%)

 

 1

23 (13.6%)

37 (23.9%)

 

 > 1

19 (11.2%)

28 (18.1%)

 

Thrombocyte transfusions

  

0.458

 None

153 (90.5%)

136 (87.7%)

 

 1

10 (5.9%)

12 (7.7%)

 

 > 1

6 (3.6%)

7 (4.5%)

 

Enteral feeding (mL/kg), median (IQR)

 Day 5

88 (50–120)

60 (40–120)

0.051

 Day 7

120 (80–160)

100 (60–140)

0.048*

Umbilical catheter

64 (37.9%)

80 (51.6%)

0.013*

Phototherapy (days), mean (SD)

2.1 (1.8)

2.1 (1.6)

0.826

  1. *shows significance (p < 0.05)
  2. MV 12 h Mechanical ventilation for more than 12 h, PDA Patent ductus arteriosus