Table 3.
Main neonatal diagnosis at term equivalent age.
| 24 h-IB | Bolus-IB | P -value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 70) | (n = 76) | ||
| Mortality n (%) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (8) | 0.1 |
| NEC or SIP, n (%) | 7 (10) | 2 (2.6) | 0.1 |
| Combined outcome: mortality or NEC or SIP, n (%) | 8 (11.4) | 7 (9.2) | 0.8 |
| Normal CUS or IVH grade I, n (%) | 41 (59) | 24 (33) | 0.4 |
| IVH grade II or III, n (%) | 8 (11) | 14 (19) | 0.3 |
| PVIH, n (%) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.1) | 0.6 |
| White matter damage, n (%) | 16 (23) | 18 (25) | 0.9 |
| Cerebellum injury, n (%) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (5.4) | 0.4 |
| Full enteral feeds, days (median, IQR) | 19.5 (12.2–28.7) | 14 (10–25) | 0.03 |
| PDA reopening after confirmed closed, n (%) | 7 (10) | 7 (9) | 1 |
| Surgical closure of PDA, n (%), n (%) | 22 (31) | 16 (21) | 0.2 |
| O2 dependency at 36 weeks, n (%) | 39 (56) | 42 (60) | 0.8 |
| ROP treatment, n (%) | 16 (32) | 10 (14) | 0.8 |
| Age at discharge, days (median, IQR) | 88 (68–104) | 85.5 (58–99) | 0.12 |
NEC, necrotising enterocolitis; SIP, spontaneous intestinal perforation; CUS, cranial ultrasound; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; PVIH, periventricular hemorrhagic infarction; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.