|
Recipient
group |
Control
group |
p |
|
n=5 |
n=20 |
|
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 minute 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 |
Dopamine |
5(100) |
19(95) |
>0.99 |
Dopamine maximum dose(μg/kg/min) |
6.3±2.4 |
2.5±1.3 |
0.002** |
Dobutamine |
4(80) |
4(20) |
0.024* |
Dobutamine maximum dose(μg/kg/min) |
7.6±4.3 |
0.9±1.9 |
0.002** |
Albumin |
5(100) |
9(45) |
0.046* |
(Laboratory findings) |
|
|
|
Arterial pH |
7.24±0.07 |
7.26±0.04 |
0.54 |
Arterial base deficit (mmol/l) |
5.0±2.0 |
5.1±2.6 |
0.97 |
Arterial base deficit (mmol/l) |
5.0±2.0 |
5.1±2.6 |
0.97 |
First hemoglobin (g/dl) |
15.7±2.5 |
15.9±2.5 |
0.92 |
First IgM (mg/dl) |
2.8±6.3 |
4.7±6.0 |
0.37 |
First IgM (mg/dl) |
2.8±6.3 |
4.7±6.0 |
0.37 |
First CRP (mg/dl) |
0.0±0.0 |
0.2±0.7 |
0.37 |
First WBC (x109/l) |
12.7±4.0 |
11.3±6.7 |
0.25 |
First CPK (IU/l) |
236±129 |
191±153 |
0.31 |
**p<0.01, ***p<0.001