Table 1.
Perinatal characteristics of the included patients classified by intervention group.
| Low threshold n = 5 |
High threshold n = 5 |
Total n = 10 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age | 28.2 (1.64) | 27.75 ( 1.5) | 28.0 (1.5) |
| Birth weight | 1334 (359.85) | 1198.25 (86.13) | 1273.67 (259.53) |
| 1-min Apgar | 7 [7, 7] | 6 [5–6.5] | 7 [6, 7] |
| 5-min Apgar | 7 [7, 8] | 7.5 [6.5–8] | 7 [7, 8] |
| Intraparenchymal haemorrhage | 3/5 (60%) | 3/5 (60%) | 6/10 (55.56%) |
| Lumbar puncture | 5/5 (100%) | 2/5 (40%) | 7/10 (70%) |
| Days of life at 1st LP | 10 [8–14] | 19.5 [15–24] | 14 [8–19] |
| Postmenstrual age at 1st LP | 30.1 [28.5–31.5] | 29.8 [29.6–30.0] | 30 [28.5–31.5] |
| Reservoir insertion | 4/5 (80%) | 2/5 (40%) | 6/10 (60%) |
| Days of life at reservoir insertion | 12.5 [11–18] | 22 [17–27] | 15.5 [11–22] |
| Postmenstrual age at reservoir insertion | 29.8 [28.9–31.5] | 30.2 [30.2–30.2] | 30.2 [29.1–30.4] |
| Shunt insertion | 2/5 (40%) | 1/5 (20%) | 3/10 (30.0%) |
| Cognitive | 85 (22.73) | 90 (10.80)a | 87.5 (16.69)a |
| Motor | 93.25 (20.84) | 88.75 (6.65)a | 91 (14.52)a |
| Language | 98 (18.28) | 102.5 (10.63)a | 100.25 (14.05)a |
Quantitative variables expressed as mean (SD) or median [IQR].
aOne patient lost to follow-up from the high threshold group.