Table 3.

Comparison of complications of premature infants between the two groups.

Complications	Groups		p
	NAVA n = 15 (%)	Control n = 15(%)
NEC	1 (6.7)	3 (20.0)	0.283
IVH/PVL	6 (40.0)	6 (40.0)	1.000
LOS	12 (80.0)	8 (53.3)	0.121
ROP	13 (86.7)	10 (66.7)	0.195
ROP required surgical treatment	1 (6.7)	4 (26.7)	0.142
PDA	9 (60.0)	9 (60.0)	1.000
PDA required medical treatment	7 (46.7)	7 (46.7)	1.000
PDA required ligation	2 (13.3)	4 (26.7)	0.361

NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia; LOS, late onset sepsis; BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus.