Table 1.
The characteristics of infants with BPD who received tracheostomy
| Variable | Poor Outcome (n = 27) |
Good outcome (n = 14) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gestational Age (wks) Mean, SD |
26.5 ± 1.8 | 26 ± 2.3 | 0.44 |
|
Post-conceptional age at admission (wks) Mean, SD |
39.1 ± 7.5 | 34.6 ± 5.4* | 0.05 |
| Male (%) | 19/27 (70%) | 9/14 (64%) | 0.69 |
|
Birthweight (kg) Mean, SD |
0.68 ± 0.17 | 0.83 ± 0.34 | 0.06 |
| Small for gestational age | 12/27 | 2/14 | 0.11 |
|
FiO2 at 36 wks CGA Mean, SD |
0.40 ± 0.17 | 0.30 ± 0.08* | 0.04 |
|
RSS prior to tracheostomy Mean, SD |
4.8 ± 1.8 | 3.6 ± 1.4* | 0.03 |
|
Post-conceptional age at tracheostomy (wks) Mean, SD |
50.9 ± 8.9 | 49.6 ± 14.6 | 0.72 |
| Pulmonary Hypertension (%) | 19/27 (70%) | 6/14 (43%)* | 0.049 |
| Sepsis | 14/27 (51%) | 6/14 (43%) | 0.58 |
| Mode of delivery | 18/27 (66%) | 9/14 (64%) | 0.87 |
| Postnatal steroids | 27/27 (100%) | 14/14 (100%) | 0.65 |
| Antenatal steroids | 18/27 (66%) | 11/14 (78%)* | 0.42 |
(* p value ≤ .05)