Clinical management of singleton infants without congenital anomalies born 32+0–36+6 weeks (n=907) by neonatal service
Maximum respiratory support given | Parenteral nutrition, n (%) | Intravenous fluids, n (%) | Phototherapy, n (%) | Cranial ultrasound, n (%) | Days to full feeds, median (range) | LOS, median (range) | |||
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Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | Non-invasive respiratory support, n (%) | Oxygen therapy, n (%) | |||||||
Centre 1 (n=543) | 37 (6.8) | 29 (5.3) | 16 (3.0) | 4 (0.7) | 131 (24.1) | 137 (25.2) | 23 (4.2) | 0 (0, 93) * | 4 (1, 36) |
Centre 2 (n=364) | 38 (10.4) | 3 (0.8) | 20 (5.5) | 28 (7.7) | 112 (30.8) | 62 (17.0) | 40 (11.0) | 0 (0, 95)* | 6.5 (1, 78) |
p Value | 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.03 | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.03† | 0.03† |
All p values are χ2 tests for difference between groups unless otherwise stated.
*0 days means full feeds achieved on day of birth.
†Kendall's Tau.
LOS, length of stay.