Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the hospitalized neonates in this study
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Mother | |
Antiboitics during labor, n (%) | 3 (13) |
Betamethasone, n (%) | 14 (58) |
Neonate | |
Mode of delivery (caesarean section), n (%) | 14 (58) |
Sex (m), n (%) | 13 (54) |
Number of twins, n (%) | 7(29) |
Gestational age (weeks), median (95% confidensceinterval) | 29 (25-40) |
Gastational weight (g) median (95% confidensceinterval) | 1030 (600,-3660) |
Small for gastational age n (%) | 3 (13) |
APGAR | |
1 min (median) n = 19 | 8 |
5 min (median) n = 20 | 10 |
Arterial cord pH | 7.18 |
RDS treated with surfactant, n (%) | 8 (33) |
CPAP (median, SD) n = 20 | 4.5 (9.8) |
Ventilatior days (median, SD) n = 18 | 4 (12.6) |
Ischemems event1, n (%) | 11 (46) |
Ex-ray | |
pneumatosis entestinalis | 9 |
free air in the stomach | 11 |
Operation day (median, range) | 10.5 (3, 52) |
Removed tissue | |
small intestinal | 15 |
small intestinal and large intestine | 6 |
Large intestine | 3 |