Table 6. RSO2 and FTOE values in the first eight hours after onset of NEC symptoms in preterm infants in preterm infants with uncomplicated and complicated NEC.
Data are expressed as median values with the number of infants studied between brackets. Statistical differences between the two groups are marked by * (< .05).
| Hours | rcSO2 | rlivSO2 | rintSO2 | cFTOE | livFTOE | intFTOE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unNEC | cNEC | unNEC | cNEC | unNEC | cNEC | unNEC | cNEC | unNEC | cNEC | unNEC | cNEC | |
| 0–1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1–2 | - | 47% (1) | - | 52% (1) | - | 49% (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2–3 | 77% (1) | 47% (1) | 68% (1) | 55% (1) | - | 44% (1) | 0.22 (1) | 0.49 (1) | 0.32 (1) | 0.41 (1) | - | 0.55 (1) |
| 3–4 | 76% (1) | 59% (1) | 58% (1) | 51% (1) | - | 40% (1) | 0.23 (1) | 0.38 (1) | 0.41 1) | 0.46 (1) | - | 0.57 (1) |
| 4–5 | 78% (2) | 55% (2) | 65% (2) | - | 83% (1) | 57% (1) | 0.20 (2) | 0.40 (2) | 0.33 (2) | - | 0.14 (1) | 0.38 (1) |
| 5–6 | 74% (4) | 64% (3) | 73% (5) | 50% (1) | 80% (3) | 33% (1) | 0.23 (4) | 0.39 (3) | 0.23 (5) | 0.49 (1) | 0.17 (5) | 0.67 (1) |
| 6–7 | 82% (5) | 61% (3) | 74% (5) | 27%* (3) | 70% (3) | 19% (3) | 0.13 (5) | 0.32 (3) | 0.25 (5) | 0.46* (3) | 0.24 (3) | 0.64 (3) |
| 7–8 | 78% (4) | 67% (4) | 67% (5) | 17% (3) | 76% (3) | 42% (4) | 0.20 (4) | 0.30 (3) | 0.29 (5) | 0.62 (2) | 0.20 (3) | 0.58 (3) |