Table 2.
Infant characteristics of the LLC and non-LLC study cohort. n = 395.
| Variable | LLC (n = 219) |
Non-LLC (n = 176) |
Total (n = 395) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gestational age ± SD (weeks) * | 35.9 ± 3.9 | 35 ± 4.0 | 35.5 ± 4.0 |
| Average length of stay ± SD (days) * | 42.1 ± 47.9 | 28.8 ± 26.2 | 36.2 ± 40.2 |
| Sex n (%) | |||
| Male | 121 (55) | 110 (63) | 231 (59) |
| Delivery type n (%) | |||
| Vaginal | 94 (43) | 86 (49) | 180 (46) |
| C section | 125 (57) | 90 (51) | 215 (54) |
| Inborn N (%) | 161 (74) | 136 (77) | 297 (75) |
| Surgeries in 1st week of life n (%) | 75 (34) | 7 (4) | 82 (21) |
| ECMO in 1st week of life n (%) | 6 (3) | 0 (0) | 6 (2) |
| Type of life-limiting condition N (%) | |||
| Lethal neurological | 27 (12.3) | ||
| Lethal renal | 10 (4.6) | ||
| Lethal genetic | 5 (2.3) | ||
| Congenital heart | 12 (5.5) | ||
| Lethal gastrointestinal | 4 (1.8) | ||
| Lethal pulmonary | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Other lethal conditions | 6 (2.7) | ||
| LLC non-lethal | 110 (50.2) | ||
| Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy | 44 (20.1) | ||
ECMO = Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. LLC non-lethal = Life-limiting conditions which are often life threatening but not lethal. Variables marked with * reflect p < 0.05 difference between LLC and non-LLC groups.