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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2017 Jan 18;34(8):749–758. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1597996
Low dose (n=3) Standard dose
(n=6)
Total (n=9)
Male, n (%) 1 (33) 5 (83) 6 (67)
Race, n (%)
 White 2 (67) 3 (50) 5 (56)
 Black 0 (0) 1 (17) 1 (11)
 Hispanic 1 (33) 1 (17) 2 (22)
 Asian 0 (0) 1 (17) 1 (11)
Gestational weeks, median (range) 39 (36–41) 39 (38–42) 39 (36–42)
Prenatal risk factorsa
 NSAID exposure 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (11)
Caesarean delivery, n(%) 2 (67) 6 (100) 8 (89)
Birthweight (kg), median (range) 3.48 (3.15–3.96) 3.47 (2.80–3.97) 3.40 (2.80–3.97)
Age at enrollment (d), median (range) 6 (1–8) 2 (1–9) 2 (1–9)
Associated diagnoses, n (%)b
 RDS 3 (100) 3 (50) 6 (67)
 Meconium aspiration 2 (67) 3 (50) 5 (56)
 Sepsis 1 (33) 1 (17) 2 (22)
 Asphyxia 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (11)
 Penumonia 0 (0) 1 (17) 1 (11)
Oxygenation index, median (range) 39.6 (8.3–83.5) 12.4 (7.4–37.5) 15.4 (7.4–83.5)