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. 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40645. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040645

Table 4.

Neonatal outcomes of crash cesarean section according to decision-to-delivery interval (DDI).

Outcomes ≤15 minutes
(n = 90)
>15 minutes
(n = 13)
Significance
Neonatal admission P = .135
 Nursery 59 (65.6%) 5 (38.5%)
 NICU 27 (30.0%) 8 (61.3%)
 Still birth 1 (1.1%)
 Neonatal deaths 3 (3.3%)
Neonatal weights (kg) 2.67 ± 0.77 (0.79–4.59) 2.25 ± 1.18 (0.68–4.86) P = .089
Apgar 1 minute 3.22 ± 2.93
(0–9)
5.23 ± 2.89
(0–9)
P = .948
Apgar 5 minutes 7.54 ± 2.92
(0–10)
7.85 ± 2.19
(3–10)
P = .988
Apgar 10 minutes 5.89 ± 3.03
(0–10)
7.67 ± 1.15
(7–9)
P = .415
Umbilical cord arterial pH 7.13 ± 0.19
(6.60–7.35)
7.15 ± 0.25
(6.60–7.50)
P = .766
 <7.10 21 (25.6%) 3 (25.0%) 0.636
 ≥7.10 61 (74.4%) 9 (75.0%)
Fetal outcomes
 Good 63 (70.0%) 6 (46.2%) P < .0001
 RDS 7 (7.8%) 5 (38.5%) P = .007
 Still birth 3 (3.3%) P = .654
 Neonatal deaths 2 (2.2%) 1 (7.7%) P = .336
 Intubated 5 (5.6%) 2 (15.4%) P = .214
 Jaundice 7 (7.8%) 2 (15.4%) P = .317
 Congenital diseases or anomalies 8 (8.9%) P = .326
 Sepsis 2 (2.2%) 1 (7.7%) P = .336
 On CPAP 3 (3.3%) 1 (7.7%) P = .422
 Asphyxia 1 (7.7%) P = .126
 Hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy 6 (6.7%) 1 (7.7%) P = .623
 Seizure 2 (2.2%) 1 (7.7%) P = .336
 NEC 2 (2.2%) P = .762
 Nonimmune hydrops 1 (1.1%) P = .974
 DNR 1 (1.1%) P = .974

Bold values indicate significant difference between group.

CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, DNR = do-not-resuscitate, NEC = necrotizing enterocolitis, NICU = neonatal intensive care unit, RDS = respiratory distress syndrome.