Table 1.

Patient characteristics presented as either median (inter-quartile range) or sample size (%).

characteristic	n = 28
female	20 (71.4%)
gestational age (weeks)	28.5 (26.6, 30.1)
Apgar score at 1 m	8 (6, 8.25)
Apgar score at 5 m	9 (8, 9)
birth weight (g)	990 (785, 1250)
pH	7.22 (7.15, 7.28)
cesarean delivery	13 (46%)
CRIB†	8 (7, 10)
medication‡
morphine	0 (0%)
caffeine	27 (96%)
surfactant	18 (64%)
fentanyl and suxamethonium	6 (21%)
Bayleys III
cognitive	95 (95, 103.8)
motor	100 (97, 106)
language	103 (97, 111.3)

^†Clinical risk index for babies (CRIB) II generated for n = 26. ^‡Administered <72 hours after birth.