Table 3.

Neonatal outcomes of crash cesarean section in preterm and term neonates.

Outcomes	All patients (n = 103)	GA < 37 (n = 33)	GA ≥ 37 (n = 70)	Significance
Neonatal admission				P < .0001
Nursery	64 (62.1%)	6 (18.2%)	58 (82.9%)
NICU	35 (34.0%)	24 (72.7%)	11 (15.7%)
Neonatal deaths (ND)	3 (2.9%)	3 (9.1%)	–
Still birth	1 (1.0%)	–	1 (1.4%)
Neonatal weights (kg)	2.32 ± 0.84 (0.68–4.86)	1.79 ± 0.75 (0.68–3.40)	3.00 ± 0.56 (1.97–4.86)	P < .0001
Apgar 1 minute	5.22 ± 2.91 (0–9)	3.33 ± 2.72 (0–8)	6.11 ± 2.56 (0–9)	P < .0001
Apgar 5 minutes	7.58 ± 2.83 (0–10)	5.73 ± 3.26 (0–9)	8.46 ± 2.11 (0–10)	P < .0001
Apgar 10 minutes	6.14 ± 2.89 (0–10)	4.73 ± 3.04 (0–8)	7.70 ± 1.77 (4–10)	P = .014
Umbilical cord arterial pH	7.14 ± 0.20 (6.60–7.50)	7.05 ± 0.25 (6.60–7.50)	7.18 ± 0.15 (6.60–7.35)	P = .003
<7.10	24 (25.5%)	12 (38.7%)	12 (19.0%)	P = .037
≥7.10	70 (74.5%)	19 (61.3%)	51 (81.0%)
Neonatal outcomes
Good	69 (67.0%)	10 (30.3%)	59 (84.3%)	P < .0001
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)	12 (11.7%)	10 (30.3%)	2 (2.9%)	P < .0001
Jaundice	9 (8.7%)	6 (18.2%)	3 (4.3%)	P = .029
Congenital diseases or anomalies	8 (7.8%)	4 (12.1%)	4 (5.7%)	P = .225
Intubated	7 (6.8%)	7 (21.2%)	–	P < .0001
Hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)	7 (6.8%)	4 (12.1%)	3 (4.3%)	P = .146
On CPAP	4 (3.9%)	3 (9.1%)	1 (1.4%)	P = .096
Seizure	3 (2.9%)	-	3 (4.3%)	P = .310
Sepsis	3 (2.9%)	3 (9.1%)	-	P = .031
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)	2 (1.9%)	2 (6.1%)	-	P = .101
Asphyxia	1 (1.0%)	–	1 (1.4%)	P = .680
Nonimmune hydrops	1 (1.0%)	1 (3.0%)	–	P = .320
Do-not-resuscitate (DNR)	1 (1.0%)	–	1 (1.4%)	P = .680
Still birth	3 (2.9%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (2.9%)	P = .690
Neonatal deaths (NND)	3 (2.9%)	3 (9.1%)	–	P = .010

Bold values indicate significant difference between group.