Table 2. Antecedent events in the first week after birth.
| Variables | Lived | Died | P-value | Died <7 days | Died ⩾7 days | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 5594 | 1505 | 993 | 512 | ||
| On ventilator support in first 48 h | 2612 (46.7) | 1070 (71.1) | 0.001 | 670 (67.5) | 400 (78.1) | 0.001 |
| On high frequency ventilation in first 48 h | 494 (8.8) | 294 (19.5) | 0.001 | 177 (17.8) | 117 (22.9) | 0.3 |
| Antibiotics in the first week | 4830 (86.3) | 1321 (87.8) | 0.15 | 872 (87.8) | 449 (87.7) | 0.9 |
| Positive blood culture during first week of life | 304 (5.4) | 121 (8) | 0.001 | 78 (7.9) | 43 (8.4) | 0.7 |
| Surfactant | 2557 (45.7) | 982 (65.2) | 0.001 | 638 (64.2) | 344 (67.2) | 0.3 |
| Indomethacin any time | 1280 (22.9) | 560 (37.2) | 0.001 | 346 (34.8) | 214 (41.8) | 0.01 |
| PDA reported | 2185 (39.1) | 913 (60.7) | 0.001 | 556 (56) | 357 (69.7) | 0.001 |
| Vasopressors in the first weeka | 995 (17.8) | 604 (40.1) | 0.001 | 390 (39.3) | 214 (41.8) | 0.4 |
Abbreviation: PDA, patent ductus arteriosus.
a
Most commonly used vasopressors were dopamine, dobutamine and epinephrine.
Data are presented as N (%).