Table 3.
Primary Diagnoses at Birth and at Death
| Infants older than six days n = 326 n (%) or M (SD) | Infants younger than seven days n = 150 n (%) or M (SD) | All infants n = 476 n (%) or M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | |||
| Prematurity | 115 (35.3) | 48 (32.0) | 163 (34.2) |
| Respiratorya | 81 (24.8) | 43 (28.7) | 124 (26.1) |
| Congenital/genetic | 51 (15.6) | 27 (18.0) | 78 (16.3) |
| Cardiac | 33 (10.1) | 9 (6.0) | 42 (8.8) |
| Neurologic | 17 (5.2) | 16 (10.7) | 33 (6.9) |
| Other conditions | 25 (7.7) | 11 (7.3) | 36 (7.4) |
| Death | |||
| Respiratory | 64 (19.6) | 38 (25.3) | 102 (21.4) |
| Cardiac | 68 (20.9) | 25 (16.7) | 93 (19.5) |
| Neurologic | 35 (10.7) | 23 (15.3) | 58 (12.2) |
| Congenital/genetic | 33 (10.1) | 20 (13.3) | 53 (11.1) |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | 43 (13.2) | 5 (3.3) | 48 (10.1). |
| Sepsis | 33 (10.1) | 9 (6.0) | 42 (8.8) |
| Other conditions | 42 (12.9) | 39 (26.0) | 81 (8.2) |
Note: respiratory conditions also included bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Cardiac conditions also included congenital heart disease. Neurologic conditions also included intraventricular hemorrhage. Other conditions at birth included: sepsis, NEC cyanosis, intrauterine growth restriction, metabolic acidosis, and four charts missing data. Other conditions at death included: prematurity, hydrops fetalis, metabolic acidosis, anasarca, shock, coagulopathy, complications associated with ileal perforation, complications from a metabolic/mitochondrial disorder, nonketotic hyperglycinemia, pulmonary thromboembolism, and organ failure.
Three infants did not have a diagnosis at birth but were later diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. For the purpose of analyses, these infants were considered to have a respiratory diagnosis.
NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis.