CLD (n=11) | Preterm non-CLD (n=20) | Term (n=19) | |
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Values are median (range) or number (%). | |||
*p<0.001, Kruskal-Wallis. | |||
CLD, Chronic lung disease; HMD, hyaline membrane disease; TTN, transient tachypnoea of the newborn; PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension; CHD, congenital heart disease; HIE, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. | |||
Gestational age (weeks)* | 27 (24–31) | 31 (27–33) | 40 (38–42) |
Birth weight (g)* | 813 (520–1500) | 1600 (830–2190) | 3640 (2220–4440) |
Male | 9 (82%) | 14/20 (70%) | 11/19 (58%) |
Days ventilated* | 30 (4–90) | 5.5 (2–10) | 5 (2–11) |
Indications for ventilation | |||
HMD | 9 | 14 | 5 |
TTN | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Apnoea | 1 | 2 | |
Meconium aspiration | 0 | 0 | 3 |
PPHN | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Myocarditis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHD | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HIE | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sepsis | 0 | 0 | 1 |