Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (n=600)
| Characteristics | Value* |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 32.1±4.1 |
| Female sex | 265 (45.1) |
| Birth weight (kg) | 1.80±0.88 |
| Length of stay (days) | 13 (2–278) |
| Vaginal delivery | 207 (35.2) |
| PROM | 162 (31.5) |
| 1 min Apgar <7 | 266 (45.8) |
| 5 min Apgar <7 | 76 (12.9) |
| Number of clinical conditions | 4.7±2.6 |
| Neurological disorders | 49 (8.2) |
| Renal disorders | 52 (8.7) |
| Cardiac disorders | 107 (17.9) |
| Malformations | 69 (11.5) |
| Number of medications used | 8.2±6.0 |
| DRP (n=1115) | |
| Patients with DRP | 363 (60.5) |
| Average number of DRP per patient | 1.9±2.6 |
| Death | 68 (11.3) |
*Values are mean±SD, median (range) or n (%).
DRP, drug-related problem; PROM, premature rupture of membranes.