Clinical characteristics and outcomes of infants with Apgar scores of zero at 10 min of life
| Sr. No. | GA (weeks) | Sex | Birth weight (g) | Age at 1st heart beat (min) | Time since birth when HR >100 (min) | pH | Lactate | HIE stage | Therapeutic hypothermia | Neurodevelopmental outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38.2 | F | 3440 | 33 | 34 | 7.02 (B) | 20 (B) | 3 | No, retrieved >6 h of age | Died |
| 2 | 39 | F | 3600 | 15 | 15 | 6.7 (C) | 25 (C) | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 3 | 35 | M | 2496 | 21 | 22 | 7.0 (B) | Not available | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 4 | 40.4 | F | 3365 | 20 | 32 | 6.98 (B) | 18 (B) | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 5 | 37 | M | 3670 | 15 | 25 | 6.81 (C) | 15 (C) | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 6 | 38 | M | 2775 | 30 | 40 | 6.7 (B) | 15.4 (B) | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 7 | 40.3 | M | 3705 | 25 | 25 | 7.15 (C) | 11.5 (C) | 3 | No, MODS with DIC | Died |
| 8 | 41.4 | M | 3485 | 20 | 22 | 6.48 (B) | 20 (B) | 3 | Yes | Died |
| 9 | 40.6 | M | 3250 | 14 | 15 | 7.06 (B) | 15 (B) | 3 | Yes | Alive—BSID III composite score 110 Bilateral sensorineural deafness |
| 10 | 39.1 | F | 3700 | 18 | 18 | 7.2 (C) | 6 (C) | 2 | Yes | Alive—severe impairment Spastic quadriplegia GMFCS—V PEG fed, epilepsy |
| 11 | 36 | F | 2750 | 15 | 20 | 7.1 (B) | 15 (B) | 2 | Yes | Alive—normal Griffiths score (GQ)—90 BSID III composite score—100 |
| 12 | 35 | F | 2520 | 20 | 20 | 6.64 (B) | 21 (B) | 3 | Yes | Alive—normal BSID III composite score—100 |
| 13 | 39 | M | 3330 | 16 | 17 | 6.7 (C) | 20 (C) | 3 | Yes | Alive—normal Griffiths score (GQ: 103) |
(B): Blood gas in first hour of life and (C): cord arterial gas.
BSID, Bayley scales of infant development; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; GA, gestational age; GMFCS, gross motor function classification system; GQ, general quotient; HIE, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; MODS, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.