Table 2.
Characteristics of surviving infants with or without Oxygen Dependancy at 36 Weeks PCA
| Off Oxygen at 36 weeks (n = 28) | Oxygen at 36 weeks PCA (n = 16) | P Value | |
| Birth Weight | 1011 ± 43 | 741 ± 38 | <0.001 |
| Gestation | 27.1 ± 0.3 | 26.1 ± 0.4 | 0.057 |
| Surfactant | 27 (96) | 16 (100) | 1.00 |
| Prenatal Steroids | 22 (78) | 11 (69) | 0.492 |
| Uu isolated | 13 (46) | 5 (31) | 0.324 |
| PDA | 13 (46) | 8 (50) | 0.907 |
| Indomethacin1 | 25 (89) | 16 (100) | 0.290 |
| Duration IMV (days) | 15 ± 2 | 53 ± 8 | <0.001 |
| Duration O2 (days) | 30 ± 4 | 106 ± 13 | <0.001 |
| Postnatal Steroids | 14 (50) | 16 (100) | <0.001 |
| Age Steroids Stated | 10.0 ± 1.2 | 12.8 ± 2.1 | 0.282 |
| PH | 3 (11) | 4 (25) | 0.236 |
| IVH | 6 (21) | 8 (50) | 0.503 |
Data are presented as Mean ± SEM or number with percentage in parenthesis 1Indomethacin was used prophylactically in most cases Uu Ureaplasma urealyticum PH Pulmonary hemorrhage PDA Patent ductus arteriosus IVH Intraventricular hemorrhage