| |
Recipient group (n=5) |
Control group (n=20) |
p |
| Gender, male/female |
2/3 |
9/11 |
>0.99 |
| Gestational age, weeks |
29.5(1.9) |
30.1(2.0) |
0.52 |
| Birth weight, g |
1274(164) |
1272(161) |
0.89 |
| 1 minute Apgar |
6.2(1.3) |
6.8(1.5) |
0.46 |
| 5 minutes Apgar |
8.2(0.8) |
8.5(0.9) |
0.59 |
| Outborn patients |
0(0) |
2(10) |
>0.99 |
| Cesarean section |
5(100) |
16(80) |
0.55 |
| Mechanical ventilation |
5(100) |
17(85) |
0.27 |
| Times of ventilation#, hours |
16.6(17.1) |
2.7(3.2) |
0.002** |
| Days of oxygen treatment$, days |
48.6(31.7) |
30.4(22.6) |
0.25 |
| Surfactant |
5(100) |
17(85) |
0.27 |
| Catecholamines |
5(100) |
19(95) |
>0.99 |
| Albumin |
5(100) |
9(45) |
0.046* |
Values are mean (SD) or numbers (percentages)
#...mean length of time only in infants who were successfully extubated
$...mean length of day only in infants who were discharged without oxygen |
