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Table 6 Monitor care practices and neonatal outcome of the study population

From: Care practices and short-term clinical outcomes of very low birth weight infants in Yangtze River Delta in China

Variables

≤750 g (n = 25)

751-1000 g(n = 158)

1001-1250 g(n = 369)

1251-1500 g(n = 507)

Total (n = 1059)

F/χ2

P

P value for Trend

Hypothermia(n,%)

7(28.0%)

30(19.0%)

49(13.3%)

38(7.5%)

124(11.7%)

24.103

0.00

0.00

Hyperthermia(n,%)

6(24.0%)

39(24.7%)

96(26.0%)

118(23.3%)

259(24.5%)

1.936

0.93

0.62

EEG monitoring(n,%)

5(20.0%)

38(24.1%)

63(17.1%)

72(14.2%)

178(16.8%)

8.592

0.04

0.01

Continuous glucose monitoring(n,%)

1(4.0%)

17(10.8%)

51(13.8%)

98(19.3%)

167(15.8%)

11.485

0.01

0.00

Intestinal or cerebral oxygen monitoring(n,%)

1(4.0%)

4(2.5%)

10(2.7%)

10(2.0%)

25(2.4%)

0.839

0.84

0.44

Percutaneous partial pressure of oxygen monitoring(n,%)

3(12.0%)

37(23.4%)

74(20.1%)

107(21.1%)

221(20.9%)

1.978

0.58

0.84