Table 2.
Patients’ details
| Group I (n = 16) | Group II (n = 5) | p value | |
| Number of prenatal diagnosis, n (%) | 14 (88%) | 4 (80%) | > 0.99 |
| A term of prenatal diagnosis | 32w (29w–33w) | 27w3d (22w3d–32w) | 0.4 |
| Gestational age at birth, day a | 35w5d (34w1d–36w6d) | 30w2d (28w1d–32w4d) | 0.02 * |
| Weight at birth, kg a | 2.4 (2.3–2.7) | 1.1 (1.1–1.8) | < 0.01 * |
| Age at surgery, day a | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.3 |
| Weight at surgery, kg a | 2.5 (2.2–2.7) | 1.1 (1.1–1.8) | < 0.01 * |
| Male, n (%) | 11 (69%) | 1 (20%) | 0.1 |
| Pre-operative WBC, ×103/μL a | 15.6 (11.0–17.9) | 16.8 (12.3–20.5) | 0.7 |
| Pre-operative CRP, mg/dL | 0.37 (0.04–0.70) | 1.6 (1.2–2.8) | 0.02 * |
| Pre-operative catecholamine use | 4 (25%) | 2 (40%) | 0.6 |
| Type of meconium peritonitis | |||
| Cystic/Fibroadhesive/Generalized | 14/0/2 | 3/0/2 | |
| Cause of meconium peritonitis | |||
| Intestinal volvulus | 13 (81%) | 3 (60%) | 0.5 |
| Complex obstruction | 2 (13%) | 1 (20%) | > 0.99 |
| Intussusception | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | > 0.99 |
| Unknown | 0 (0%) | 1 (20%) | 0.2 |
| Radiographic evidence of
calcification, n (%) |
7 (44%) | 1 (20%) | 0.6 |
a Median (interquartile range)
WBC: white blood cell
CRP: C-reactive protein
* Significant difference