Table 2. Comparison Between the Effects of the Three Types of Surfactants on Different Variables Among Neonates Receiving Surfactant After Intervention.
| Variable | Type of Surfactant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survanta | Alveofact | Curosurf | P Valuea | |
| Duration of hospital stay (mean ± SD) (days) | 15.37 ± 14.2 | 15.47 ± 12.5 | 14.35 ± 12.6 | 0.892 |
| Birth weight (mean ± SD) (gr) | 1829 ± 782 | 1815 ± 729 | 1873 ± 859 | 0.926 |
| Gestational age (mean ± SD) (weeks) | 31.56 ± 3.8 | 31.46 ± 3.6 | 31.70 ± 3.8 | 0.949 |
| Ventilation time (mean ± SD) (days) | 1.08 ± 1.9 | 1.89 ± 2.9 | 1.57 ± 3.7 | 0.765 |
| Number of surfactant injections (mean ± SD) | 1.08 ± 0.33 | 1.55 ± 1.12 | 1.06 ± 0.3 | 0.043 |
| Pneumothorax | 0.070 | |||
| Yes | 2 (16.7) | 7 (58.3) | 3 (25) | |
| No | 60 (39.2) | 42 (27.5) | 51 (33.3) | |
| Patent ductus arteriosus | 0.375 | |||
| Yes | 8 (29.6) | 11 (40.8) | 8 (29.6) | |
| No | 54 (39.1) | 38 (27.5) | 46 (33.4) | |
| BPD | 0.782 | |||
| Yes | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | |
| No | 60 (37.3) | 48 (29.8) | 53 (32.9) | |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 0.841 | |||
| Yes | 7 (41.2) | 4 (23.5) | 6 (35.3) | |
| No | 55 (37.2) | 45 (30.4) | 48 (32.4) | |
| NCPAP support | 0.542 | |||
| Yes | 51 (35.9) | 43 (30.3) | 48 (33.8) | |
| No | 11 (47.8) | 6 (26.1) | 6 (26.1) | |
| Pulmonary hemorrhage | 0.055 | |||
| Yes | 3 (18.6) | 9 (56.4) | 4 (25) | |
| No | 59 (39.6) | 40 (26.8) | 50 (33.6) | |
| Retinopathy | 0.298 | |||
| Yes | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 61 (37.7) | 47 (29) | 54 (33.3) | |
aANOVA and crosstabs tests.