Table 4.
Investigations
|
CHD n (3) |
SVT n (1) |
PPHN n (3) |
Respiratory pathology n (27) |
Sepsis n (3) |
Slow transition/ No pathology n (11) |
Total n (48)( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full blood count, n (%) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) | 3 (100) | 27 (100) | 3 (100) | 6 (55) | 43 (90) |
| Blood culture, n (%) | 2 (67) | – | 2 (67) | 26 (96) | 3 (100) | 2 (18) | 35 (73) |
| C‐reactive protein, n (%) | 2 (67) | – | 1 (33) | 13 (48) | 3 (100) | 4 (36) | 23 (48) |
| Blood gas, n (%) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) | 3 (100) | 27 (100) | 3 (100) | 5 (45) | 42 (88) |
| Chest radiograph, n (%) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) | 3 (100) | 27 (100) | 3 (100) | 7 (64) | 44 (92) |
| Electrocardiogram, n (%) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) | – | 5 (19) | 1 (33) | – | 10 (21) |
| Echocardiogram, n (%) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (11) | – | 1 (9) | 11 (23) |
Abbreviations: CHD, congenital heart disease; PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; n, number.