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Table 3 Morbidity and mortality of infants with NRF

From: The current clinical landscape of neonatal respiratory failure in Jiangsu Province of China: patient demographics, NICU treatment interventions, and patient outcomes

 

Total

( n = 5584)

BW, g

< 1000

( n = 314)

1000 – 1499

( n = 1186)

1500 – 2499

( n = 2433)

2500 – 3999

( n = 1535)

> 4000

( n = 116)

P- value

Mortality, n(%)

475(8.5)

100(32)*

130(10.9)

99(4)*

130(8.4)

16(13.7)

< 0.001

Survival without major morbidities, n(%)

3810(68.2)

84(26.8)*

692(58.3)*

1860(76.4)*

1093(71.2)

81(69.8)

< 0.001

Major morbidities, n(%)

1299(23.2)

128(40.8)*

364(30.7)*

474(19.5)

314(30.5)

19(16.4)

< 0.001

BPD ≥ moderate, n(%)

210(3.8)

74(23.6)*

107(9.0)*

24(1.0)

4(0.3)

0(0)

< 0.001

NEC ≥ stage 2, n(%)

94(1.7)

21(6.7)*

47(4.0)*

21(0.9)

4(0.3)

1(0.9)

< 0.001

IVH/PVL ≥ grade 3, n(%)

56(1)

21(6.7)*

24(2.0)*

8(0.3)

3(0.2)

0(0)

< 0.001

ROP ≥ stage 3, n(%)

74(1.3)

17(5.4)*

42(3.5)*

14(0.6)

1(0.1)

0(0)

< 0.001

LOS, n(%)

1214(21.7)

101(32.2)*

279(23.5)

460(18.9)*

348(22.7)

26(22.4)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: NRF Neonatal respiratory failure, BPD Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis, IVH/PVL Intraventricular hemorrhage/periventricular leucomalacia, ROP Retinopathy of prematurity, LOS Late-onset sepsis, BW Birth weight
  2. P-values derived from Chi-square test
  3. *Statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) compared to the normal BW group (2500 – 3999 g)