Table 2

Neonatal morbidities of twins with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and controls

TTTS (n=29) Controls (n=33) p Value
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn9  (31%)4  (12%)0.06
Respiratory distress syndrome13 (45%)20 (61%)0.16
CNLD8 (28%)10 (30%)0.52
Hypotension15 (52%)13 (39%)0.23
Dopamine administration14 (48%)8 (24%)0.04
Renal failure14 (48%)5 (15%)0.005
Mean (SD) creatinine (mmol/l)0.14 (0.09)0.09 (0.02)0.01
Sepsis17 (59%)13 (39%)0.10
Necrotising enterocolitis1 (3%)00.46
Seizures3 (10%)1 (3%)0.25
PVH (grade 1–2)2 (7%)7 (21%)0.41
PVH (grade 3–4)01 (3%)0.53
Cystic PVL3 (10%)00.09
Cerebral atrophy2 (7%)00.21
  • CNLD, chronic neonatal lung disease; PVH, periventricular haemorrhage; PVL, periventricular leucomalacia.