Table 3. Two-by-Two Comparisons of the Effects of Different Types of Surfactant on Several Variables among Neonates after Intervention.
| Variable | Type of Surfactant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survanta No. (%) | Alveofact No. (%) | P Valuea | Curosurf No. (%) | Alveofact No. (%) | Curosurf No. (%) | P Valuea | Survanta No. (%) | P Valuea | |
| Pneumothorax | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Yes | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | |||
| No | 60 (58.8) | 42 (41.2) | 51 (54.8) | 42 (45.2) | 51 (46) | 60 (54) | |||
| Patent ductus arteriosus | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Yes | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (50) | 8 (50) | |||
| No | 54 (58.7) | 38 (41.3) | 46 (54.8) | 38 (45.2) | 46 (46) | 54 (54) | |||
| BPD | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Yes | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |||
| No | 60 (55.6) | 48 (44.4) | 53 (52.5) | 48 (47.5) | 53 (46.9) | 60 (53.1) | |||
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Yes | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | |||
| No | 55 (55) | 45 (45) | 48 (51.6) | 45 (48.4) | 48 (46.6) | 55 (53.4) | |||
| NCPAP support | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Yes | 51 (54.3) | 43 (45.7) | 48 (52.8) | 43 (47.2) | 48 (48.5) | 51 (51.5) | |||
| No | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | |||
| Pulmonary hemorrhage | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Yes | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | |||
| No | 59 (59.6) | 40 (40.4) | 50 (55.6) | 40 (44.4) | 50 (45.9) | 59 (54.1) | |||
| Retinopathy | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |||
| No | 61 (56.5) | 47 (43.5) | 54 (53.5) | 47 (46.5) | 54 (47) | 61 (53) | |||
aDescriptive test (crosstabs).