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Table 4 Complications of LISA group compared to control group

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

Supplementary oxygen at day 28 in survivors

79 (49.7%)

63 (45.3%)

0.452

Surgical ligation of PDA

9 (5.3%)

15 (9.7%)

0.135

Abdominal surgery

9 (5.3%)

7 (4.5%)

0.737

IVH grade 3–4

11 (6.5%)

13 (8.4%)

0.519

ROP laser surgery

6 (3.6%)

4 (2.6%)

0.614

Pneumothorax

3 (1.8%)

6 (3.9%)

0.320

Mortality during NICU admission

14 (8.3%)

16 (10.3%)

0.527

  1. *shows significance (p < 0.05)
  2. PDA Patent ductus arteriosus, IVH Intraventricular hemorrhage, ROP Retinopathy of prematurity