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. 2017 May 4;12(5):e0175922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175922

Table 5. Complications of prematurity.

Outcome Overall
(n = 87)
Poractant alfa
(n = 42)
Bovine lipid extract surfactant
(n = 45)
Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio Adjusted for Strata (95% CI) P Value
Complications of Prematurity
 Nosocomial Infection 34 14 20 0.63 (0.27–1.51) 0.48 (0.18–1.28) 0.14
 Intraventricular Hemorrhage (all grades) 35 18 17 1.23 (0.52–2.90) 1.00 (0.39–2.61) 0.99
  Stage 3 or higher 9 4 5 0.86 (0.23–3.28) 0.89 (0.23–3.51) 0.87
 Periventricular Leukomalacia 1 1 0 3.29 (0.13–86.10) 3.75 (0.33–42.66) 0.29
 Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Grade 2 or higher) 11 5 6 0.89 (0.26–3.06) 0.95 (0.27–3.38) 0.94
 Retinopathy of Prematurity (All stages) 35
n = 77
11
n = 33
24
n = 44
0.43 (0.17–1.09) 0.13 (0.03–0.58) < 0.01
  Stage 3 or 4 7 3 4 1.03 (0.23–4.60) 0.88 (0.19–4.06) 0.87