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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2016 Dec 8;37(3):260–264. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.222

Table 3. Measures of 24 to 48 hour blood values by Intention-to-Treat and Sensitivity Analyses (Actual treatment).

Two Day Values Intention-to-treat Actual Treatment
DCC (n=37) ICC (n=36) P value DCC (n=37) ICC (n=36) P value
Hemoglobin (g/dL), (capillary) 19.4 ± 2 (16.3–25.0) 17.8 ± 2 (14.5–22.5) 0.002 19.5 ± 2.1 (16.3–25) 17.7 ± 1.8 (14.5–22.2) 0.002
Hematocrit (%), (capillary) 58 ± 6.2 (50.3–73.7) 53 ± 5.4 (42.4–63.8) 0.001 58.4 ± 6.2 (50.9–73.7) 52.5 ± 5.2 (42.4–64.4) 0.001
Peak total serum bilirubin (TSB) level, (mg/dL)* 9 ± 3 (1.8–15.3) 8.5 ± 3 (1.7–13.5) 0.50 8.5 ± 3 (1.8–14.9) 9.0 ± 3.2 (1.7–15.3) 0.45
Bilirubin Nomogram High risk zone (≥95%) (bilitool.org) 2 (5) 2 (6) 0.95 1 (3) 3 (9) 0.28
Phototherapy (initial hospital stay) 4 (11) 0 (0) 0.04 2 (5) 2 (6) 0.98
Symptomatic Polycythemia 0 0 -- 0 0 --
Capillary Hematocrit > 65% 6 (16) 0 (0) 0.01 6 (16) 0 (0) 0.01
Capillary Hematocrit >70% 1 (3) 0 (0) 0.33 1 (3) 0 (0) 0.32
Capillary Hematocrit < 47% 0 (0) 5 (14) 0.02 0 (0) 5 (14) 0.02

N (%) or mean ± SD (range);

*

TSB collection time ranged from 31 to 56 hours of age