Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics.
| N = 55 | |
|---|---|
| Male | 37 |
| Gestational age (w) | 25 + 3 (23 + 1–32 + 1) |
| Birth weight (g) | 710 (430–990) |
| z-score | −0.49 |
| Small for gestational age | 20 |
| Diagnosis | |
| NEC | 19 |
| SIP | 17 |
| MRI | 14 |
| MNRI | 5 |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Cesarean section (C/S) | 37 |
| Vaginal delivery | 18 |
| Cause of preterm birth | |
| PPROM | 17 |
| Spontaneous labor | 12 |
| Labor induction or C/S | |
| Fetal indications | 17 |
| Maternal indications | 9 |
| Multiple pregnancy | |
| No | 28 |
| Twin | 22 |
| Triple | 5 |
| Apgar score | |
| 1 min | 2 (0–7) |
| 5 min | 5 (0–8) |
| Preterm complications | |
| RDS | 45 |
| PDA | 50 |
| Ligation operation | 25 |
| ROP | 32 |
| Brain lesion | |
| Hemorrhage | 29 |
| PVE | 19 |
| Normal | 7 |
| Mechanical ventilator after birth (d) | 31 (0–385) |
| Maternal age at delivery (y) | 32 (24–43) |
NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis, SIP: spontaneous intestinal perforation, MRI: meconium-related ileus, MNRI: meconium non-related ileus, PPROM: preterm premature rupture of membrane, RDS: respiratory distress syndrome, PDA: patent ductus arteriosus, ROP: retinopathy of prematurity, PVE: periventricular enlargement.