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. 2012 Jun;129(6):e1525–e1532. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2340

TABLE 4.

SAEs Grade 3 or 4 (Requiring Medical Attention), Most Common Clinical Events in the Neonatal Period and Beyond, and Congenital Defects/Inborn Errors of Metabolism

SAEs Grade 3 or 4
No. of Subjects % of Subjects (N = 236)
Laboratory: hematologic SAEs 38 16
Laboratory: blood chemistry SAEs 24 10
Laboratory: liver/hepatic SAEs 14 6
Clinical: gastrointestinal SAEs 9 4
Clinical: respiratory SAEs 9 4
Total subjects with SAEsa 89 38
Neonatal conditions
 Hematologic disordersb 23 10
 Infections/infestations 17 7
 Pregnancy/puerperium/perinatal disorders 11 5
 Respiratory, thoracic mediastinal disorders 8 3
 Eye disorders 8 3
 Metabolism/nutrition disorders 6 3
 Skin/soft tissue disorders 5 2
 Total neonatal conditions 70 30
Conditions beyond neonatal periodc
 Respiratory infections 107 45
 Gastrointestinal infections 52 22
 Hematologic disorders 42 18
 Systemic viral infections 24 10
 Allergic/autoimmune diseases 22 9
 Skin and tissue infections 20 8
Congenital abnormalities/inborn errors metabolism (18 subjects)
 Urinary/genital tract malformations 8 3
   Hydrocele 5
   Cryptorchism 1
   Inguinal hernia 1
   Pelvic-ureteric obstruction 1
 Congenital heart defects 8 3
   Ventricular septal defect 3
   Patent ductus arteriosus 1
   Congenital pulmonary artery stenosis 1
   Congenital pulmonary hypertension 1
   Complex congenital heart disease 1
   Tetralogy of Fallot 1
 Congenital hypothyroidism 2 1
 Congenital lacrimal gland anomaly 1 1
 Hypertelorism of orbit 1 1
 Glucose-6-phosphate hydrogenase deficiency 2 1
 Inborn error of bilirubin metabolism 1 1
 Trisomy 21 1 1
 Total number of conditions 24
 Total number of events 398
 Total number of subjects with events 144

—, percent figures not given for subcategories.

a

Subjects may have >1 SAE.

b

Anemia in 22 subjects.

c

Conditions with <3% frequency are not listed.