Table 3.
Anemia and thrombocytopenia in confirmed NEC
| Control n = 35 |
rhEPO n = 19 |
p-value | Total n = 54 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days at diagnosis with NEC, d | 12.6 ± 11.5 | 10.7 ± 11.3 | 0.555 | 11.9 ± 11.4 |
| Gestational age at diagnosis with NEC, w | 31.4 ± 1.9 | 31.5 ± 2.6 | 0.864 | 31.4 ± 2.1 |
| Anemia before NEC, n/total (%) | 24/35 (68.6%) | 11/19 (57.9%) | 0.553 | 35/54 (64.8%) |
| Hb < 90 g/l before NEC, n/total (%) | 8/35 (22.9%) | 4/19 (21.1%) | 0.879 | 12/54 (22.2%) |
| RBC transfusion before NEC, n/total (%) | 8/35 (22.9%) | 6/19 (31.6%) | 0.528 | 14/54 (25.9%) |
| Time between transfusion and NEC, hours | 29.8 ± 68.0 | 49.8 ± 89.7 | 0.361 | 36.8 ± 76.1 |
| Number of RBC transfusions | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.004 | 2.0 ± 1.1 |
| Thrombocytopenia, n/total (%) | 15/35 (42.9) | 10/19 (52.6) | 0.573 | 25/54 (46.3) |
| Platelet count (× 109/l) | 135 ± 93 | 103 ± 73 | 0.204 | 123 ± 87 |