Table 3.
Level of neonatal care of birth hospital, transfer before repair, and mortality, among infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, California, 2006–2011.
Level of care of birth hospital | Percent (number) of infants (column percent)I | Percent (number) who died during infancy (row percent) |
---|---|---|
I or II (25% of infants) | ||
Transferred | 96 (≤140) | 24 (≤35/≤140) |
Not transferred | 4 (≤10) | 100 (≤10/≤10) |
Total | 100 (146) | 27 (40/146) |
III or IV (75% of infants) | ||
Transferred | 50 (217) | 20 (44/217) |
Not transferred | 50 (214) | 45 (97/214) |
Total | 100 (431) | 33 (141/431) |
Overall | ||
Transferred | 62 (357) | 22 (77/357) |
Not transferred | 38 (220) | 47(103/220) |
Total | 100 (577) | 31 (180/577) |
For variables for which any categories have less than 15 observations, we provide estimates rounded up to the nearest unit of 5. Exact sample sizes are not provided due to an OSPHD requirement that cell sizes less than 15 not be specified.