Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of the population
| Number of patients | Age (years) | Weight at birth (grams) | Gestational age (weeks) | APGAR score 1 min | APGAR score 5 min | APGAR score 10 min | pH funiculus blood at birth | Base excess in funiculus blood | Arterial blood lactates (mEq/l) | Duration apnoea (minutes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIE group | 41 | 9.09 ± 3.78 | 3314.24 ± 610.19 | 39.17 ± 2.24 | 2.78 ± 2.08 | 5.17 ± 1.77 | 6.77 ± 1.66 | 7.02 ± 0.17 | −14.14 ± 6.03 | 18.04 ± 35.98 | 5.68 ± 5.78 |
| SII-III/TH+ subgroup | 18 | 6.14 ± 0.91 | 3239 ± 337.98 | 39.13 ± 1.66 | 2.77 ± 2.07 | 4.94 ± 1.66 | 6.31 ± 1.77 | 7.01 ± 0.19 | −13.78 ± 5.93 | 7.15 ± 5.03 | 6.41 ± 7.54 |
| SII-III/TH- subgroup | 12 | 13.05 ± 2.62 | 3376 ± 787.44 | 39.67 ± 2.81 | 2.83 ± 2.72 | 5.17 ± 2.37 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 6.99 ± 0.14 | −18.05 ± 6.23 | 47.7 ± 61.27 | 4.58 ± 3.99 |
| SI/TH- subgroup | 11 | 9.6 ± 3.67 | 3418 ± 775.65 | 38.71 ± 2.78 | 2.73 ± 1.35 | 5.55 ± 1.21 | 7.67 ± 1.12 | 7.08 ± 0.18 | − 10.99 ± 4.25 | 6.9 ± 6.12 | 5.73 ± 4.43 |
| CTL group | 38 | 9.57 ± 3.47 | 3240.96 ± 346.82 | 39.61 ± 1.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |