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Table 2 Hematologic outcomes

From: Premature infants receiving delayed cord clamping with and without cord milking: a randomized control trial

Outcomes

DCC

DCM-B

DCM-A

p

Hematocrit on admission, % (mean ± SD)

54.0 ± 5.5

53.3 ± 6.0

54.3 ± 5.8

0.88

Hematocrit at 1 week of age, % (mean ± SD)

46.0 ± 6.2

46.1 ± 6.9

46.6 ± 7.4

0.53

Hematocrit at 4 weeks of agea, % (mean ± SD)

33.8 ± 4.9

33.2 ± 5.9

33.5 ± 5.4

0.56

Blood loss within 28 days (ml) (mean ± SD)

19.5 ± 9.2

18.7 ± 10.2

14.9 ± 8.5

0.52

Need for red blood cell transfusion within 28 days (n, %)

10 (25)

8 (20)

5 (12.5)

0.24

  1. aResults for 36 infants in the DCC group, 36 infants in the DCM-B group and 37 infants in the DCM-A group