Clinical Study

Retrospective Case-Control Study of Apolipoprotein J/Clusterin Protein Expression in Early Liveborn Neonatal Deaths with and without Pontosubicular Necrosis

Table 1

Clinical information relating to early liveborn neonatal deaths with pontosubicular necrosis versus control group without pontosubicular necrosis.

Number of casesPSN+PSN−Total
121527

Gestational age (weeks)
 Median393436
 Range(25–42)(24–42)(24–42)
Duration of labour (hours)
 Median4.441.621.92
 Range(0–70.13)(0–43.55)(0–70.13)
Postnatal age (hours)
 Median12.727.9811.33
 Range(0–51.13)(0.25–131.67)(0.25–131.67)
Duration of labour plus postnatal age (hours)
 Median23.7612.1729.33
 Range(2.25–115.67)(2.27–131.67)(2.25–131.67)
  Presence of clinical asphyxia signs11/12 (92%)10/15 (67%)21/27 (78%)