Patient characteristics
| Nitric oxide | Dexamethasone | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment (n=20) | Controls (n=22) | Treatment (n=21) | Controls (n=21) | ||||
| Birthweight (g)1-150 | 882 (416-1354) | 750 (520-1400) | 870 (530-1400) | 818 (520-1222) | |||
| Gestational age (weeks)1-150 | 27 (24-30) | 27 (22-31) | 27 (22-31) | 27 (22-31) | |||
| Sex (M:F) | 12:8 | 5:17 | 7:14 | 10:11 | |||
| Multiple pregnancy | 7 (35%) | 6 (27%) | 6 (29%) | 7 (33%) | |||
| Antenatal steroids | 16 (80%) | 18 (82%) | 17 (81%) | 17 (81%) | |||
| Caesarean section | 15 (75%) | 11 (50%) | 14 (67%) | 12 (57%) | |||
| Outborn | 6 (30%) | 7 (32%) | 7 (33%) | 6 (29%) | |||
| Apgar score (5 min)1-150 | 8 (2-10) | 8 (3-10) | 8 (3-10) | 8 (2-10) | |||
↵1-150 Values expressed as median (range).