Table 3.
Neonatal Characteristics
| Author (publication year) | Number of SGA infants receiving ACS (n) | Number of SGA infants not receiving ACS (n) | Mean gestational age (weeks ± SD) | Mean birthweight (g) | Cesarean delivery (n, %) | Male sex (n, %) | Post-natal surfactant (n, %) | Mechanical ventilation (n, %) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +ACS | −ACS | +ACS | −ACS | +ACS | −ACS | +ACS | −ACS | +ACS | −ACS | +ACS | −ACS | |||
| Kim (2018) | 45 | 37 | 32.7 (-) | 34.1 (-) | 1190 | 1450 | 40 (88.9) | 34 (91.9) | 24 (53.3) | 11 (29.7) | - | - | 23 (51.1) | 14 (37.8) |
| CSGRDSPI (2017) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Melamed (2016) | 698 | 220 | 29.8 ± 2.6 | 30.7 ± 2.5 | 959 | 1061 | 636 (91.1) | 178 (80.9) | 369 (52.8) | 114 (51.8) | - | - | 312 (44.7%) | 106 (48%) |
| Hoellen (2016) | 58 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Riskin-Mashiah (2015) | 1246 | 525 | - | - | - | - | 1169 (72.8) | 436 (27.2) | 657 (69.7) | 286 (30.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Griffin (2015) | 271 | 377 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ishikawa (2015) | 719 | 1210 | 29.1 ± 2.6 | 29.7 ± 2.7 | 886 | 959 | 661 (91.9) | 1058 (87.4) | 386 (53.8) | 615 (50.9) | - | - | - | - |
| Mitsiakos (2013) | 87 | 62 | 27.5 ± 2.5 | 27.8 ± 2.5 | 779 | 787 | 73 (83.9) | 53 (85.5) | 34 (39.1) | 615 (50.9) | - | - | - | - |
| van Stralen (2009) | 54 | 34 | 30.0 ± 1.7 | 30.4 ± 1.7 | - | - | 50 (92.6) | 33 (97.1) | 21 (38.9) | 15 (44.1) | 19 (35.2) | 13 (38.2) | 30 (55.6%) | 18 (52.9%) |
| Torrance (2007) | 146 | 19 | 30.3 ± 1.9 | 31.0 ± 1.6 | 899 | 903 | 13 (95.2) | 19 (100.0) | 79 (54.1) | 9 (47.4) | 45 (30.8) | 3 (15.8) | 66 (45.2%) | 11 (57.9%) |
| Foix-L’Helias (2005) | 96 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S chaap (2001) | 62 | 62 | 29.9 ± 1.3 | 30.3 ± 1.0 | 943 | 987 | 62 (100.0) | 62 (100.0) | 39 (62.9) | 39 (62.9) | 4 (6.5) | 9 (14.5) | 31 (50.0%) | 27 (43.5%) |
| Bernstein (1999) | 937 | 783 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elimian (1999) | 63 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 (27.0) | 31 (19.7) | - | - |
| Ley (1997) | 117 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spinillo (1995) | 32 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weighted-average | - | - | 29.5 | 29.9 | 921 | 978 | 92.6% | 86.4% | 52.6% | 51.2% | 26.2% | 20.6% | 46.0% (mean 0.8 days) | 47.3% (mean 2.2 days) |
*
SGA=small-for-gestational age, ACS=antenatal corticosteroids, SD=standard deviation, CSGRDSPI=Collaborative Study Group for Respiratory Distress in Preterm Infants, +ACS=inJants received antenatal corticosteroids, −ACS=infants did not receive antenatal corticosteroids
†
Blank cells represent missing data