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Table 3 Laboratory values of NEC patients in the study

From: Predictive factors for the surgical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: a single-center retrospective study

 

Surgical NEC (n = 350)

Medical NEC (n = 273)

P

Unadjusted OR [95%CI]

P

Adjusted OR [95%CI]

Leucocytes× 109/L (median [IQR])

20.4 [10.8–29.2]

17.2 [10.3–32.9]

0.945

0.998 [0.952–1.047]

  

Hemoglobin mmol/L (mean [SD])

7.9 [1.06]

8.1 [1.7]

0.656

0.92 [0.62–1.35]

  

Platelet counts×109/L (median [IQR])

146 [91–267]

272 [177–389]

0.019

0.995 [0.990–0.999]

  

Arterial blood gas (mean [SD])

 PH

7.18 [0.10]

7.23 [0.12]

0.058

0.00 [0.00–1.23]

  

 PCO2 KPa

7.63 [1.83]

8.05 [3.07]

0.562

0.93 [0.73–1.18]

  

 PO2 KPa

4.91 [1.95]

4.23 [3.62]

0.734

0.96 [0.76–1.22]

  

 HCO3 mmol/L

20.35 [4.92]

26.71 [6.84]

0.003

0.83 [0.74–0.94]

0.043

0.863 [0.749–0.995]

 Base excess mmol/L

−8.0 [5.02]

−1.6 [7.2]

0.004

0.85 [0.76–0.95]

  

 Lactate mmol/L

1.91 [0.73]

2.74 [1.39]

0.145

0.42 [0.13–1.35]

  
  1. SD Standard deviation, CRP C-reactive protein, NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis, OR Odds ratio, IQR Interquartile range, HCO3 Bicarbonate