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. 2022 Nov 12;55:101739. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101739

Table 2.

Clinical features and outcomes of neonates with perinatal NARDS between BPD and/or death or not and death or survival.a

Clinical features Total (n = 1005) BPD and/or death (n = 213) Non-BPD and/or death (n = 792) 95% CI P-value Death (n = 126) Survival (n = 879) 95% CI P-value
Maternal age (years) 30.0 (27.0–34.0) 30.0 (26.0–34.0) 30.0 (27.0–34.0) 0.392 30.0 (26.0–34.0) 30.0 (27.0–34.0) 0.263
Gestational age (weeks) 36.4 (33.0–38.6) 36.5 (31.5–39.0) 36.4 (33.2–38.6) 0.368 34.1 (31.2–38.5) 37.0 (33.2–39.0) 0.002
Gender (male, %) 675 (67.2) 149 (70.0) 526 (66.4) 0.85–1.63 0.329 84 (66.7) 591 (67.2) 0.66–1.45 0.899
Birth weight (g) 2700 (1900–3260) 2700 (1735–3300) 2700 (1995–3250) 0.530 2175 (1355–3085) 2700 (2000–3300) <0.001
Apgar 5 min 9.0 (8.0–10.0) 9.0 (8.0–10.0) 9.0 (8.0–10.0) 0.086 8.7 (8.0–10.0) 9.0 (8.0–10.0) <0.001
Twins (yes, %) 87 (8.7) 19 (8.9) 68 (8.6) 0.61–1.78 0.878 15 (11.9) 72 (8.2) 0.84–2.73 0.166
IVF (yes,%) 99 (10.0) 22 (10.3) 77 (9.7) 0.65–1.76 0.792 17 (13.5) 82 (9.3) 0.87–2.65 0.142
PROM (yes,%) 222 (22.1) 54 (25.4) 168 (21.2) 0.88–1.80 0.196 27 (21.4) 195 (22.2) 0.61–1.51 0.848
antenatal corticoids (yes,%) 216 (21.5) 45 (21.1) 171 (21.6) 0.67–1.41 0.884 36 (28.6) 180 (20.5) 1.02–2.36 0.039
Caesarean (yes, %) 696 (69.3) 142 (66.7) 554 (69.9) 0.62–1.19 0.357 76 (60.3) 620 (70.5) 0.43–0.93 0.020
GDM (yes, %) 144 (14.3) 33 (18.8) 111 (13.1) 0.74–1.72 0.585 20 (15.9) 124 (14.1) 0.69–1.92 0.597
HDCP (yes,%) 129 (12.8) 26 (12.2) 103 (13.0) 0.59–1.47 0.757 20 (15.9) 109 (12.4) 0.79–2.24 0.276
ICP (yes, %) 29 (2.9) 7 (3.3) 22 (2.8) 0.50–2.82 0.694 4 (3.2) 25 (2.8) 0.38–3.27 0.836
placenta previa (yes, %) 88 (8.0) 15 (7.0) 73 (9.2) 0.42–1.33 0.319 13 (10.3) 75 (8.5) 0.66–2.30 0.507
Albumin (g/L) 31 (28–34) 31 (28–34) 31 (28–34) 0.568 30.0 (26.0–32.0) 31.0 (29.0–34.0) 0.000
Hemoglobin (g/L) 166 (151–184) 163 (150–182) 167 (151–185) 0.092 161.5 (142.8–178.3) 167.0 (151.0–185.0) 0.004
Platelet (∗109/L) 238 (187–288) 241.6 ± 80.8 235.7 ± 76.6 (-5.78)-17.71) 0.319 225.0 ± 85.7 238.6 ± 76.2 (-28.10)-0.88 0.066
Surfactant (yes, %) 701 (68.8) 154 (72.3) 547 (69.1) 0.84–1.64 0.362 74 (58.7) 627 (71.3) 0.39–0.87 0.004
Surfactant ≥2 times 225 (22.4) 48 (22.5) 177 (22.3) 0.0.70–1.45 0.954 37 (29.4) 188 (21.4) 1.01–2.32 0.045
NARDS (mild:moderate:severe) 537:286:182 93:68:52 444:218:130 0.003 59:26:41 478:260:141 <0.001
Modes (NIV:NIV-I:IV) 198:254:553 32:47:134 166:207:419 0.028 25:26:75 173:228:478 0.415
MAS (yes, %) 111 (11.0) 28 (13.1) 83 (10.5) 0.82–2.04 0.271 21 (16.7) 90 (10.2) 1.05–2.94 0.031
PH (yes, %) 153 (15.2) 46 (21.6) 107 (13.5) 1.20–2.59 0.004 50 (39.7) 103 (11.7) 3.28–7.48 <0.001
PPHN (yes, %) 261 (26.0) 63 (29.6) 198 (25.0) 0.90–1.76 0.176 54 (42.9) 207 (23.5) 1.66–3.58 <0.001
Heart failure (yes, %) 108 (10.7) 34 (16.0) 74 (9.3) 1.19–2.86 0.006 45 (35.7) 63 (7.2) 4.61–11.24 <0.001
EOS (yes, %) 214 (21.3) 44 (20.7) 170 (21.5) 0.66–1.38 0.798 48 (38.1) 166 (18.9) 1.78–3.93 <0.001
RBC transfusion (yes, %) 331 (32.9) 79 (37.1) 252 (31.8) 0.92–1.73 0.146 67 (53.2) 264 (30.0) 1.81–3.86 <0.001
Outcomes
LOS (yes, %) 93 (9.3) 29 (13.6) 64 (8.1) 1.12–2.86 0.013 20 (15.9) 73 (8.3) 1.22–3.56 0.006
IVH (yes, %) 267 (26.6) 65 (30.5) 202 (25.5) 0.90–1.79 0.142 49 (38.9) 218 (24.8) 1.31–2.85 0.001
3 or 4 grades 33 (3.3) 5 (2.3) 28 (3.5) 0.25–1.72 0.388 8 (6.3) 25 (2.8) 1.02–5.25 0.039
ROP (yes, %) 68 (6.8) 24 (11.3) 44 (5.6) 1.28–3.64 0.003 24 (19.0) 44 (5.5) 2.61–7.65 <0.001
≥2 stage 21 (2.1) 4 (1.9) 17 (2.1) 0.29–2.62 0.808 0 21 (2.4) 0.96–0.98 0.080
NEC (yes, %) 61 (6.1) 25 (11.7) 36 (4.5) 1.64–4.77 <0.001 25 (19.8) 36 (4.1) 3.34–10.05 <0.001
≥2nd 18 (1.8) 6 (2.8) 12 (1.5) 0.70–5.08 0.203 6 (4.8) 12 (1.4) 1.33–9.80 0.007
hsPDA (yes, %) 393 (39.1) 88 (41.3) 305 (38.5) 0.83–1.53 0.457 61 (48.4) 332 (37.8) 1.06–2.25 0.022
PDA Closure after Ibuprofen 152 (15.3) 42 (19.7) 110 (13.9) 1.03–2.26 0.035 24 (19.0) 128 (14.6) 0.85–2.24 0.189
Air leak (yes, %) 119 (11.8) 34 (16.0) 85 (10.7) 1.03–2.43 0.036 29 (23.0) 90 (10.2) 1.64–4.19 <0.001
PVL (yes, %) 70 (7.0) 23 (10.8) 47 (5.9) 1.14–3.24 0.013 23 (18.3) 47 (5.3) 2.31–6.78 <0.001
ventilation length (day) 3 (1–6) 4 (1–7) 3 (1–6) 0.005 3 (2–6) 3 (1–6) 0.493
ventilator-free days (days) 0 (0–6) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–7) <0.001 0 (0–0) 0 (0–7) 0.000
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NARDS: neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome; BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CI: confidence interval; IVF: in vitro fertilization; PROM: premature rupture of the membrane; GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; HDCP: hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy; ICP: intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; NIV-I: intubation after NIV failure; IV: endotracheal tube and invasive mechanical ventilation; MAS: meconium aspiration syndrome; PH: pulmonary hemorrhage; PPHN: persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn; EOS: early onset sepsis; LOS: late onset sepsis; RBC: red blood cells; IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage; ROP: retinopathy of prematurity; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; hsPDA: haemodynamically significant patent ductusarteriosus; PVL: periventricular leukomalacia.