Table 2

Outcomes: data are median (quartile) or number (%)

Erythromycin (n=35)Controls (n=41)p Value
Age feeds offered (days)3 (2–4)3 (2–5)p = 0.338
Age full feeds (days)8 (5–12)9 (6–14)p = 0.450
Glycerine suppositories15 (43)24 (58)p = 0.173
Vomited12 (34)10 (24)p = 0.590
Necrotising enterocolitis2 (6)4 (10)p = 0.413
Died7 (20)8 (20)p = 0.917