Risk factor | Infants | Survivors |
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Values in parentheses are percentage of the cohort in the case of the infants affected, and percentage of the affected infants in the case of the survivors. | ||
NICU, Neonatal intensive care unit. | ||
Ventilation at birth | 48 (75) | 40 (83) |
Chronic lung disease | 33 (52) | 25 (76) |
Medical problems of prematurity | 15 (24) | 12 (80) |
Abnormal cranial scan | 5 (8) | 8 (80) |
Discharged from NICU | 52 (81) | 44 (85) |