Role of Digoxin-Like Immunoreactive Substance in the Pathogenesis of Transient Tachypnea of Newborn

Table 2

Evaluation of fluid and ion balance parameter on the 1st and 7th days of TTN and control groups.

Parameter*	TTN (𝑛=15)		Control (𝑛=15)		𝑃
	1st day^a	7th day^b	1st day^c	7th day^d	a versus b	c versus d	a versus c	b versus d
Na^+ (meq/L)	143.0±4.1	139.7±5.2	139.3±5.1	135.6±4.6	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05
	(138–154)	(128–148)	(132–148)	(128–141)
K^+ (meq/L)	3.7±0.4	3.7±0.3	4.0±0.2	3.9±0.3	>0.05	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05
	(3.2–4.6)	(3.2–4.4)	(3.7–4.4)	(3.2–4.3)
Urea (mg/dL)	28.7±8.1	28.6±7.8	30.4±8.6	40.2±9.9	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05	<0.01
	(20–42)	(18–43)	(18–43)	(30–65)
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.88±0.20	0.80±0.21	0.88±0.17	0.85±0.21	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05
	(0.50–1.23)	(0.45–1.20)	(0.55–1.20)	(0.56–1.30)
Blood osmolarity (mosm/L)	304.1±6.9	297.3±7.5	295.8±10.1	294.7±9.4	<0.05	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05
	(295–316)	(285–308)	(275–306)	(280–311)
Urine osmolarity (mosm/L)	403.3±43.5	364.0±54.9	402.8±43.8	402.7±40.6	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	<0.05
	(320–490)	(245–440)	(330–468)	(324–460)
FeNa^+ (%)	2.47±0.26	1.79±0.25	1.76±0.34	1.51±0.29	<0.001	<0.01	<0.001	<0.01
	(2.10–2.89)	(1.32–2.20)	(1.20–2.65)	(1.0–2.11)
Diuresis (mL/kg/hour)	3.12±0.82	2.05±0.41	2.34±0.82	2.19±0.89	<0.001	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05
	(2.0–4.3)	(1.5–2.8)	(1.1–4.4)	(1.3–4.4)

∗Values are represented as mean ± SD (min.–max.).