Table 2.

Individual patient characteristics.

Identifier	GA (weeks)	MMC Closure w/in 48 hrs	Permanent CSF Diversion	VSGS	Sepsis	IVH	Deceased
1	23	o	x	x	o	x	o
2	24	o	x	o	o	o	o
3	28	x	x	o	o	o	o
4	28	x	x	x	o	o
5	31	x	x	x	o	o	o
6	32	x	x	o	x	o	x
7	23	Epi	o	o	x	o	o
8	29	x	o	o	o	x	x

GA = Gestational Age, CSF = Cerebrospinal fluid, MMC = Myelomeningocele, IVH = Intraventricular Hemorrhage, epi = epithelialized, x = positive for variable, o = negative for variable, N/A = not available, Hrs = hours