Comorbidities and complications of prematurity
| 100 mg/kg cohort (n=20) | 200 mg/kg cohort (n=20) | |||
| Before n (%) | After n (%) | Before n (%) | After n (%) | |
| Any comorbidity | 5 (25) | 15 (75) | 2 (10) | 13 (65) |
| Anaemia | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
| Tachycardia | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patent ductus arteriosus | 1 (5) | 4 (20) | 0 | 2 (10) |
| Bacterial sepsis | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Sepsis unspecified | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 2 (10) |
| Low fibrinogen | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
| Hyperglycaemia | 1 (5) | 2 (10) | 0 | 0 |
| Hypoglycaemia | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0 |
| Hypoalbuminaemia | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
| Hyponatraemia | 1 (5) | 8 (40) | 0 | 3 (15) |
| Necrotising enterocolitis | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 (5) |
| Hyperbilirubinaemia | 0 | 5 (25) | 0 | 10 (50) |
| Intraventricular haemorrhage | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Periventricular leukomalacia | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | NA | 2 (10) | NA | 2 (10) |
| Pneumothorax | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 (5) |
| Pulmonary interstitial emphysema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) |
NA, not applicable.