Secondary outcomes
| Weight | Measure | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours UVC in situ* | 96 (38, 144) | 96 (30, 122) | 0.656† |
| Hours UAC in situ* | 36 (0, 72) | 24 (0, 96) | 0.914† |
| Necrotising enterocolitis‡ | 5 (11) | 3 (7) | 0.718§ |
| Blood culture-positive sepsis‡ | 5 (11) | 7 (16) | 0.542§ |
| Pneumothorax while umbilical catheters in situ‡ | 3 (7) | 4 (10) | 0.706§ |
| Death prior to discharge‡ | 5 (11) | 6 (15) | 0.753§ |
| Day of life discharged* | 49 (14, 70) | 44 (18, 79) | 0.989† |
*Median (IQR).
†Independent-samples median test.
‡n (%) compared with.
§Fisher's exact test.
UAC, umbilical arterial catheter; UVC, umbilical venous catheter.