Research Article
SNAP II and SNAPPE II as Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Does Postnatal Age Play a Role?
Table 2
Mortality risk factors in each group studied. MV (mechanical ventilation).
| | | Group 1
| Group 2
| Group 3 | |
| | SNAP II () (median) | 10
| 5
| 6
| <0.05
| | SNAPPE II () (median) | 13
| 7 | 8 | <0.05 | | Prior hospitalization (%) | 57 | 73 | 33 | <0.05 | | Congenital malformations (%) | 30 | 24 | 26 | NS | | Surgery (%) | 29
| 19,5 | 21
| NS | | Perinatal asphyxia (%) | 20
| 10 | 2 | <0.05 | | Nosocomial infection (%) | 33 | 19,5 | 21 | NS | | MV (%) | 60 | 37 | 40 | NS |
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